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How stories wake up our senses and rouse our emotions

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Suzanne

While our brains are awfully clever, they’re not always good at distinguishing between reality and fiction. That’s why books hit us so powerfully. According to this fascinating article by Anne Murphy Paul, certain words like “cinnamon” activate parts of the …

Posted in stories and storytelling | Tagged educational entertainment, fiction, language, psychology

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