Summary:
The book explores the neurological and cognitive effects of the digital age on our reading habits, emphasizing how the transition from paper to screen has changed the way we process information. It discusses the science of the reading brain and offers insights into how we can preserve deep reading skills in a world increasingly dominated by digital media.
Key points:
1. Brain Plasticity: Wolf explains that our brains can adapt to learn reading, adjusting to different mediums like print or digital screens.
Books similar to "Reader, Come Home":
Proust and the Squid
Maryanne Wolf
The Shallows
Nicholas Carr
Changing the Subject
Sven Birkerts
Reading in the Brain
Stanislas Dehaene
What's Going on in There?
Lise Eliot
Speed Reading with the Right Brain
David Butler
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
Dr. Steven Novella
Livewired
David Eagleman
The Teenage Brain
Frances E. Jensen
Super Brain
Rudolph E. Tanzi|Deepak Chopra