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Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest
(PhysOrg.com) — A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to “get lost” in a good book — suggesting that readers create
vivid mental simulations of the sounds, sights, tastes and movements described in a textual narrative while simultaneously activating brain regions used
to process similar experiences in real life.
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