Why Reading on Print Is Better for Your Brain
- Andy McIlvain
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Video from The Upgrade with Makai Allbert
Why Reading on Print Is Better for Your Brain
"Your brain does not read paper and screens the same way. Even when the words are identical, the way information is processed, remembered, and understood changes fundamentally. The shift is subtle enough that most people never notice it, yet powerful enough to reshape how we learn.
In this video, we break down the screen inferiority effect, eye-tracking and brain-imaging studies, and what neuroscience reveals about why the human brain is wired for paper rather than pixels." from the video introduction
Chapters: 00:38 The One-Book Effect 02:50 The Screen Inferiority Effect 04:09 Your Eyes Tell the Story 07:16 Inside Your Reading Brain 10:42 The Developing Brain Is Especially Vulnerable 12:19 The Confidence Trap 13:16 The Path Forward Isn't Either/Or
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