Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest
Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 17:21
in Psychology & Sociology
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 simultaneously activating brain regions used to process similar experiences in real life...