A path breaking study of the brain and how the invention of reading has altered man's evolution. How the brain learned to read is a startling reminder of the amazing achievements of humankind. We were never born to read, says Maryanne Wolf. No specific genes ever dictated readings development. Human beings invented reading only a few thousand years ago. And with this invention, we changed the very organisation of our brain, which in turn expanded the ways we were able to think, which altered the intellectual evolution of our species. In Proust and the Squid, Maryanne Wolf explores our b Proust and the Squid - Maryanne Wolf od authora Maryanne Wolf a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Maryanne Wolf |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
320 |
Rok vydání |
2008 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
Icon Books |