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Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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esse - Apr 04, 2020 5:20:56 pm PDT #25756 of 28191

S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

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In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the Gallant Lab at UC Berkeley scanned the brains of nine participants while they read and listened to a series of tales from "The Moth Radio Hour." After analyzing how each word was processed in the the brain's cortex, they created maps of the participants' brains, noting the different areas helped interpret the meaning of each word.

Looking at the brain scans and data analysis, the researchers saw that the stories stimulated the same cognitive and emotional areas, regardless of their medium. It's adding to our understanding of how our brains give semantic meaning to the squiggly letters and bursts of sound that make up our communication.

esse - Apr 04, 2020 5:22:19 pm PDT #25757 of 28191

S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

I saw this the other day! Listening to audiobooks has always felt like reading to me, in part because I "hear" the books in my head when I'm reading, often to the point that I feel compelled to read out loud to match the way my brain is interpreting tone/voice/etc. So this was on point for my experience.

Cashmere - Apr 05, 2020 5:14:23 am PDT #25758 of 28191

Now tagless for your comfort.

ease, me, too!!

-t - Apr 05, 2020 8:00:13 am PDT #25759 of 28191

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I "hear" in my head when I'm reading but I have a much harder time concentrating on audiobooks. I have to rewind a lot or resign myself to not getting it all (which sometimes happen when I'm reading but less often)

-t - Apr 05, 2020 8:03:52 am PDT #25760 of 28191

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Speaking of, I am currently listening to DXM's niece's book and it is holding my attention but did not make getting to sleep last night any easier!

amyparker - Apr 05, 2020 12:02:24 pm PDT #25761 of 28191

You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Jennifer Ehle is reading Pride and Prejudice as a series of livestreams.

You're welcome.

DXMachina - Apr 05, 2020 2:14:01 pm PDT #25762 of 28191

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Speaking of, I am currently listening to DXM's niece's book and it is holding my attention but did not make getting to sleep last night any easier!

She does good creep.

-t - Apr 05, 2020 2:29:42 pm PDT #25763 of 28191

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Truly

sj - Apr 05, 2020 3:12:00 pm PDT #25764 of 28191

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Spoilery question for those who have read Tana French's Into the Woods did Rob's friends just disappear or were their bodies found? I can't remember, and I'm watching the TV adaption.

Kate P. - Apr 05, 2020 3:52:45 pm PDT #25765 of 28191

That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I believe they just disappeared, but I can't recall for certain. Is the TV show any good?

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