Size does matter, at least for the brain, as a new study found that the processing speed of the brain is faster if the words refer to big things and slower when referring to small things. According to the experts, big words like "ocean" and "dinosaur" were read more quickly than small ones like "apple" and "cigarette," the Scotsman reported. They also found that abstract words which are used for big, impressive things, like "greed" and "paradise" are ...Sunday, 29 September 2013
Words That Refer to Big Things are Processed Faster by Brain
Size does matter, at least for the brain, as a new study found that the processing speed of the brain is faster if the words refer to big things and slower when referring to small things. According to the experts, big words like "ocean" and "dinosaur" were read more quickly than small ones like "apple" and "cigarette," the Scotsman reported. They also found that abstract words which are used for big, impressive things, like "greed" and "paradise" are ...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment