We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual cortex interprets different sights, helping us identify everything from solid objects to the faces of our loved ones.
And, as we learn to read, our brains develop a region that specializes in recognizing the written word — it’s known as the visual word form area.
“We know this region exists only in the literate brain, but no one has determined how it emerges as children learn to read,” said Stanford University reading expert Jason Yeatman, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, of education and of psychology.
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