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Originally Posted by danbloom
Yes, badbob001, glad you asked the question. The benefit might perhaps maybe be for neuroscientists and scholars studying MRI brain scan images of reading on paper vs reading on screens, to see if different parts of the brain light up when paper reading and when screen-reading. In fact, some scientists are doing these tests now. Read Dr Maryanne Wolf's book titled "Proust and the Squid' or just google it to get a summary of what she has done so far. Dr Gary Small at UCLA is also involved in siimilar research.
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Maybe people reading off the computer have more going on in their mind, such as checking IM notification in the corner, refreshing the mobileread website for an update, alt-tabbing to the email they left half composed, etc. With paper reading, it's pretty linear, unchanging, and patient. Might as well MRI someone reading the bible in church vs someone reading a novel on their lunch break.
I think people would not be so harsh to you if you kept your one topic to one thread instead of several attention-seeking threads. It also feels like you're a cook who brings a pot, have everyone throw in ingredients, and then you keep stirring things around but don't seem to contribute much of your own.