From eScienceCommons at Emory University:
The Emory study focused on the lingering neural effects of reading a narrative. Twenty-one Emory undergraduates participated in the experiment, which was conducted over 19 consecutive days.
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The results showed heightened connectivity in the left temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with receptivity for language, on the mornings following the reading assignments. “Even though the participants were not actually reading the novel while they were in the scanner, they retained this heightened connectivity,” Berns says. “We call that a ‘shadow activity,’ almost like a muscle memory.”
Cool, huh?
There are so many ways I want to change this up and see what happens. It was a teeny study with just one thrillerish novel, I presume as a control. What happens if you read a really interesting history book? What would happen with an audiobook? What if it's a hard novel? SO MANY QUESTIONS.
Posted by: dangermom | 30 December 2013 at 06:18 PM