Episode: BSP-24: Reading and the Brain


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BSP-24: Reading and the Brain
#24 Brain Science Podcast: Reading and the Brain. Dr. Ginger Campbell discusses the new book, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (2007), by Maryanne Wolf. We explore the history of writing and reading, how individuals learn to read, and touch briefly on why some people can't learn to read.

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