Key brain region was “recycled” as humans developed the ability to read
August 4, 2020
Key brain region was “recycled” as humans developed the ability to read
by
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Humans began to develop systems of reading and writing only within the past few thousand years. Our reading abilities set us apart from other animal species, but a few thousand years is much too short a timeframe for our brains to have evolved new areas specifically devoted to reading.
