Nobody Wants Feeble Circuits!

Unlike the ability to understand and produce spoken language, which under normal circumstances will unfold according to a program dictated by our genes, the ability to read must be painstakingly acquired by each individual. The "reading circuits" we construct are recruited from structures in the brain that evolved for other purposes-- and these circuits can be feeble or they can be robust, depending on how often and how vigorously we use them.

~ Annie Murphy Paul ~