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Stanislas dehaene born may 12, 1965 is a french author and cognitive neuroscientist whose research centers on a number of topics, including numerical cognition, the neural basis of reading and the neural correlates of consciousness. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reading in the brain. Stanislas dehaene experimental cognitive psychology. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cognitive psychology and neuroscience have begun to dissect the neuronal mechanisms of literacy using brainimaging techniques. The cognitive neuroscience of consciousness, 2002, etc. Consciousness is a fascinating natural phenomenon, although it is not yet completely understood. Reading in the brain by stanislas dehaene a book published by penguin viking, november 2009. In how we learn, stanislas dehaene decodes the brains biological mechanisms, delving into the neuronal, synaptic, and molecular processes taking place. Born in 1965, he has been studying cognitive science since the last 22 years and is the author of five books, two television movies, and over 150 scientific publications in journals such asscience, nature, nature neuroscience, and pnas. Stanislas dehaene takes us on a journey into the science of reading.
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