The experience of getting lost in a great book is quite wonderful. We really know very little about what actually happens in the brain when we read a book. Scientists are trying to understand what happens in the brain when we read a book. They are trying to understand the world that is created inside our heads when we read a book.
“There is a wealth of neuroscientific research on the representation of language. On the other hand, there is very little information about the effects of language on the human brain. Most of what we know comes from single studies on a small number of subjects,” says Sabrina Turker, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany.
Scientists have conducted a meta-analysis on reading books, using brain scan data from 3,031 adults. They are trying to find out new information by combining the results of 163 tests in total. The tests have tried to find out the impact of different reading topics. In addition, they have tried to understand the importance of reading from individual letters to full texts. Scientists have tried to understand the impact of reading books silently and aloud. At the same time, they have looked at the effects of real words and nonsense words.
Scientists have discovered which areas of the brain are activated when reading different books. The left hemisphere of the brain is known as the center for language processing. This part of the brain is activated when reading anything or reading individual letters, sentences or entire texts. Scientists said, ‘We found high processing impressions in the left hemisphere region only for reading letters, words, sentences and texts.’
Neuroscientists have previously overlooked the role of the cerebellum. It turns out that the cerebellum is involved not only in word processing, but also in the creation of meaning. New research has shown that the right cerebellum is active in all types of reading. Some parts of the right cerebellum are more active when reading aloud. This suggests that this part plays a role in the ability to translate written words into speech.
The left cerebellum, on the other hand, is particularly busy when reading words.
The paper says that the left cerebellum appears to be more likely to be involved in word meaning retrieval during reading. The right cerebellum is primarily involved in the overall reading process. When words are read silently, the left orbitofrontal, cerebellar, and temporal cortices are more consistently activated. The scientists say their study provides insight into the neural architecture underlying reading. The study on the effects of reading books is published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
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