reading

Carnegie Mellon researchers identify brain regions that encode words, grammar, story

Posted in Science on 30th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Analyzing multiple subprocesses of the brain at the same time is unprecedented in cognitive neuroscience.

Better at reading than maths? Dont blame it all on your genes

Posted in Science on 17th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists showed that around half of the genes that affect how well 12-year-olds in the UK perform in maths also affect how good they are at reading.

A good book can rewire your brain

Posted in Science on 31st Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

When we immerse ourselves into a work of fiction, lingering changes occur in the connectivity of our brains.