Part personal narrative, part primer on the science of memory, and part exploration of the implications of cutting-edge brain research, it’s an odd but intriguing volume. I was curious to read it in ...

On an evening walk in 2023, I’d just started listening to Emily Hanford’s groundbreaking podcast “Sold a Story,” when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...

A new study has discovered a direct link between the number of milliseconds it takes a child’s brain to process the form of a printed word and how well that child understands what they are reading.

Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's ...

You pick up a novel and start reading, going through the second chapter, your heart rate runs faster and by chapter three, your mind experiences a familiar emotional place. Reading a book not only ...