Saturday 15 September 2012

The Value of Literature Now Supported by MRI Imaging

"In an innovative interdisciplinary study, neurobiological experts, radiologists and humanities scholars are working together to explore the relationship between reading, attention and distraction – by reading Jane Austen."

Read more at: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-literature-mri-imaging.html#jCp

The Impossible Dead

The Impossible DeadThe Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Not a fast-moving thriller, but one that keeps you in suspense till the end. The characters are dead-on believable. I enjoyed that the mystery was rooted in Scottish history, lingo and police culture. As well, modern technology (in the form of "Ian Rankin's Edinburgh" iApp), enables this new crime fiction series to take on a new dimension.

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