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Shakespeare – good for the brain.

Posted on April 15, 2011 by guywade

A scientist shows that some neurons fire late when listening to Shakespeare because he made up words (or something, I’ve not actually read it). This gets turned by the media into “one iambic pentameter a day will breed race of super Einsteins”. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4QmWfO/www.good.is/post/your-brain-on-shakespeare-how-the-bard-makes-you-smarter/?utm_source=supr … Continue reading →

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