• Duranie@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    I see someone down voted you for some reason. In case it’s because of the misconception that audiobooks aren’t as good as reading, several years back there was some research which showed that as far as the brain is concerned, there’s essentially no difference.

    “Looking at the brain scans and data analysis, the researchers saw that the stories stimulated the same cognitive and emotional areas, regardless of their medium. It’s adding to our understanding of how our brains give semantic meaning to the squiggly letters and bursts of sound that make up our communication.”

    https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/audiobooks-or-reading-to-our-brains-it-doesnt-matter

    • bitsplease@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      It’s just the same attitude as people who claim it’s not really reading if you’re using an eReader. Some people get weirdly elitist about books and reading