<…> Reading and spelling are complex processes, involving several different areas of the brain, but researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the USA have now identified a specific part of the brain – named the left fusiform gyrus – which is necessary for normal, rapid understanding of the meaning of written text as well as correct word spelling. <…>
<…> The results of the study revealed that the patient was able to understand the meaning of spoken language as rapidly as the other participants and was similarly able to process objects and faces in a normal way. However, he showed significant delays in understanding the meaning of written text and also had difficulty in producing accurate spellings when writing dictated text, suggesting that these abilities required the use of the brain area, which had been removed. <…>
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и ещё…
<…> time it takes for all mammals to start walking closely correlates with the size of their adult brains.<…>
<…> the mass of the adult brain accounts for 94 percent of the variance between species in the time from conception to walking, so mammals with larger brains, such as humans, take longer to master walking than species with smaller brains <…>
<…> results indicate that similar neuronal mechanisms are activated at a similar relative point in time during brain development of the different species. <…>
<…> The researchers said the timing of acquisition of motor skills such as walking seems to have been highly conserved in the evolution of mammals <…>
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Ещё год назад, я бы не увидел связи между этими двумя исследованиями, однако сейчас она очевидна.
Думаю, имеет смысл взять на заметку. Развитие мозга (и как следствие, сознания, интеллекта и памяти) не может быть задачей низкоприоритетной.
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