Proust and the squid : the story and science of the reading brain

In this book, Maryanne Wolf investigates the development and functioning of the reading brain, exploring how humans learned to read despite there being no genetic predisposition for it.

The book covers the history of early writing systems, the neural pathways involved in reading, and the challenges of dyslexia.

Wolf also discusses the impact of digital communications on reading and the future of literacy.

The title uses Proust as a metaphor for the richness of the reading process and the squid as an analogy for early neuroscience studies.