- Effects of fiction on the brain. If you read the word "perfume," olfactory brain areas are activated, and reading lots of novels may improve ability to empathise. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-neuroscience-of-your-brain-on-fiction.html 23 comments cogsci
- Brain scans are revealing what happens in our heads when we read a detailed description, an evocative metaphor or an emotional exchange between characters. Stories, this research is showing, stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-neuroscience-of-your-brain-on-fiction.html 4 comments science
- Your Brain on Fiction--Of course, us book addicts already "knew" this somehow. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-neuroscience-of-your-brain-on-fiction.html 14 comments books
Linking pages
- A Slow-Books Manifesto - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/03/a-slow-books-manifesto/254884/ 101 comments
- Culture Is Not About Esthetics · Gwern.net http://www.gwern.net/Culture%20is%20not%20about%20Esthetics 55 comments
- 14 Books That Connect Students With Valuable Scientists' Struggles | KQED http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/05/26/14-books-that-connect-students-with-valuable-scientists-struggles/ 0 comments
- Science of storytelling: why and how to use it in your marketing | Media & Tech Network | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/aug/28/science-storytelling-digital-marketing 0 comments
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