Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention

Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention

A renowned cognitive neuroscientist?s fascinating and highly informative account of how the brain acquires reading

How can a few black marks on a white page evoke an entire universe of sounds and meani…

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