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Reading, postures, emotions: how the body helps us understand a text

Reading, postures, emotions: how the body helps us understand a text

On reading these first lines, your attention is fully focused on the content of the text. Your curiosity about the topic of the article – or simply discovering new information – makes you “cognitively” engaged in word processing. Then, during the reading, this commitment will gradually diminish: your reading will accelerate, your eye fixations will be […] … learn more→