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Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest

Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest | Science News | Scoop.it

Much of what is being learned about attention comes from studies of reading and reading disorders (I recommened Wolf's "Proust and the Squid" and Dehaene's "The Reading Brain" -- Howard

 

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to 'get lost' in a good book — suggesting that readers create vivid mental simulations of the sounds, sights, tastes and movements described in a textual narrative while...


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What Captures Your Attention Controls Your Life

What Captures Your Attention Controls Your Life | Science News | Scoop.it

A few years ago, DisneyWorld executives were wondering what most captured the attention of toddlers and infants at their theme park and hotels in Orlando, Florida...


But after a couple of hours of close observation, we realized that what most

captured the young children's attention wasn't Disney-conjured magic. Instead it was their parents' cell phones, especially when the parents were using them.


Those kids clearly understood what held their parents' attention — and they

wanted it too.


Giving undivided attention is the first and most basic ingredient in any relationship.


Read more: What Captures Your Attention Controls Your Life - Kare Anderson - Harvard Business Review http://bit.ly/L0q6Or


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