Abstract
The Magical Art of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Study the Reading Brain
Highlights
In the Harry Potter book series, the legilimency spell was used to access and read another person’s mind
Do you like to read? Have you read the Harry Potter books? Reading is an ability that is learned through instruction
Such di erences exist because many things can a ect reading development, like where we grow up, which language we speak, the vocabulary of our language, our ability to play games with speech sounds, and how good we are at understanding stories [ ]
Summary
Figure teaching you) and needs much practice at home or in school. Many di erent things help us become great readers. Before we are even born, we start listening to sounds and hearing basic parts of language These experiences shape areas of the brain that later help us to develop reading skills. Today we know that many di erent factors can a ect these reading stages and that learning to read can di er among individual children and across the globe Such di erences exist because many things can a ect reading development, like where we grow up, which language we speak, the vocabulary of our language, our ability to play games with speech sounds (e.g., say “banana” without saying the sound /b/), and how good we are at understanding stories [ ]. WHITE MATTER TRACT A collection of many axons connecting di erent brain areas with each other
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