Proust and the squid : the story and science of the reading brain
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- ISBN: 9780060933845 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0060933844
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xi, 306 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2008, c2007.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-295) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Reading lessons from Proust and the squid -- How the brain adapted itself to read : the first writing systems -- The birth of an alphabet and Socrates' protests -- The beginnings of reading development, or not -- The "natural history" of reading development : connecting the parts of the young reading brain -- The unending story of reading's development -- Dyslexia's puzzle and the brain's design -- Genes, gifts, and dyslexia -- Conclusions : from the reading brain to "what comes next." |
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Subject: | Brain Evolution Neurophysiology Reading comprehension Reading Research Brain growth & development Brain physiology Comprehension physiology Dyslexia Reading |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QP 408 .W65 2008 | 30775305470792 | General Collection | Available | - |
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