Reading is one of the oldest topics in experimental psychology -- the first American professor of psychology, James McKeen Cattell, studied it in the 1890s -- and yet it is also a favorite topic of researchers in cognitive neuroscience, a field that emerged about a hundred years later. Why this enduring interest in such a familiar activity?

"Reading is unique. Reading is among the highest expressions of human intelligence. Although spoken language is usually taken as the capacity that distinguishes people from other species, researchers have debated the degree to which other species's communication system resemble language. No other species has a linguistic capacity equal to ours, but animal communication systems share some properties with human language. The late African Grey parrot Alex clearly had communicative interaction with his longtime trainer Irene Pepperberg. Was his use of words very much like human speech or an oddly evocative simulation, the result of thousands of hours of intense training? Whatever the answer to that question, we know that no other species has an ability remotely like reading. Indeed, Homo sapiens didn't either until the invention of writing about five thousand years ago. Understanding this complex skill means understanding something essential about being human."

Una bonita escena de lectura. Yo adoro leer. Madrugo. Hoy estoy levantada desde las 6, me encanta ponerme a leer a estas horas con toda la casa en silencio y sabiendo que, hasta las 9 que se levanta mi marido, este tiempo es todo y solo para mí. Me sumerjo en el libro y soy feliz.

A découvir certainement et un superbe commentaire qui invite à la lecture qui de nos jours est moins en moins appliquée vu les préoccupations d'une vie de plus en plus compliquée qui agit sur l'emploi du temps et ses conséquences..
Bonne et agréable journée.

Nice candid.

Excellent candid and fine words Dinesh