tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post3403394953739590896..comments2024-03-10T05:06:25.309-04:00Comments on Livia Blackburne: Storytellers and How They Force Their Brain Activity on Their AudienceLivia Blackburnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-2892628298474441912011-09-06T07:28:39.413-04:002011-09-06T07:28:39.413-04:00You are officially smarter than me so I am a new f...You are officially smarter than me so I am a new follower. <br /><br />I can't do audio books - they take too long.Steph from fangswandsandfairydust.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265501682911526600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-57313372871013819392010-08-18T03:56:57.182-04:002010-08-18T03:56:57.182-04:00Very interesting! I don't think it's possi...Very interesting! I don't think it's possible to write a story that will please both types. To engage the passive means to bore the ones who are already engaged. Perhaps something suspenseful, a real page turner, could please both types of readers.Ashley Ashbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268928207063175136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-62009977992175116032010-08-17T18:14:50.936-04:002010-08-17T18:14:50.936-04:00I love your blog, Livia, and because of that, I...I love your blog, Livia, and because of that, I've given you an award for strangeness <a href="http://holy-terrors.blogspot.com/2010/08/im-strange-how-cool-is-that.html" rel="nofollow"> on my blog.</a>Michelle Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05345377357560724790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-40711149972918934742010-08-16T22:29:14.372-04:002010-08-16T22:29:14.372-04:00Interesting. Thank you.Interesting. Thank you.Aimee Dearmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303033387881807960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-67494711066560376022010-08-16T07:44:25.993-04:002010-08-16T07:44:25.993-04:00Bart -- There will definitely be differences betwe...Bart -- There will definitely be differences between reading and hearing. For one thing, reading allows you to go at a different speed depending on your reading skill, so you're not really able to talk about synchornizing in the sense here, except maybe synchronizing to the words rather than the clock. You'll also expect more visual/occipitotemporal activation when reading, and less auditory activation. From what I know, there's no reason to think the higher level processes (semantics, emotion, etc) differs in reading and writing. But you're right that we can't make the the claim of synchronization with reading and writing. What I hope writers take from this is not that claim, but some insight into the communicative process and thoughts about how concepts like listener engagement can be applied.Livia Blackburnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-42360357251276781042010-08-16T07:22:19.690-04:002010-08-16T07:22:19.690-04:00Interesting research, however there is a differenc...Interesting research, however there is a difference between hearing somebody speak, and reading a story. Therefore before we claim that reading synchronises the brainwaves of writer and reader, we should actually do some additional experiments.BartWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-45176933738006240632010-08-15T20:45:29.509-04:002010-08-15T20:45:29.509-04:00This is incredibly fascinating.
I'm definite...This is incredibly fascinating. <br /><br />I'm definitely following this blog!Brad Jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672047492091058737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-14309484787101831432010-08-15T09:06:55.964-04:002010-08-15T09:06:55.964-04:00Doc -- I'm guessing that it has to do with how...Doc -- I'm guessing that it has to do with how close the anagram is to the real word (how scrambled it is), and how often you use the word.Livia Blackburnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-59494494032935381602010-08-15T07:55:47.410-04:002010-08-15T07:55:47.410-04:00Picking up Zachary's point . . . why is it tha...Picking up Zachary's point . . . why is it that you can sometimes figure out an anagrammed word straight away, but sometimes you can look at it for ages without decoding it.Doctor FTSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052101566471519778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-46694086680942996982010-08-13T18:58:44.636-04:002010-08-13T18:58:44.636-04:00Well science finally made the storyteller/audience...Well science finally made the storyteller/audience relationship into something irrefutable.Susana Marcelohttps://twitter.com/snamarcelonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-41514431774975293182010-08-12T05:35:36.265-04:002010-08-12T05:35:36.265-04:00Livia, thanks so much! And I'm excited to hav...Livia, thanks so much! And I'm excited to have discovered your blog -- I actually may be contributing to a blog about psych research into reading / writing and this should provide ample inspiration :) By the way -- I didn't want to 'out' the paper on my blog, but if you're curious for the details, you should definitely email Michael. I bet he has the slides for the class. His email is ramscar at stanford dot edu.melodyehttp://scientopia.org/blogs/childsplay/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-28381531110844672892010-08-11T23:43:58.537-04:002010-08-11T23:43:58.537-04:00This is awesome! May just be my inspiration for a ...This is awesome! May just be my inspiration for a post on the Lit Lab tomorrow. Thanks for sharing this!<br /><br />I think a good storyteller is someone who engages both passive and active readers. It's definitely possible. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-27090369309372685822010-08-11T10:10:50.312-04:002010-08-11T10:10:50.312-04:00Zach -- good question. I'm not aware of that ...Zach -- good question. I'm not aware of that study being done. But I'm also not what it means that people can still figure it out. Does it mean something about our brains, or does it just mean that there's a lot of redundancy in language (meaning, context clues, words that are different enough) so that we can figure it out despite the misspellings? Hard to say.Livia Blackburnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-4328362725482939392010-08-11T09:55:08.468-04:002010-08-11T09:55:08.468-04:00That is fascinating research.That is fascinating research.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-26245096245422311282010-08-11T09:52:47.547-04:002010-08-11T09:52:47.547-04:00Hey Livia, I was telling my friend Lindsey this mo...Hey Livia, I was telling my friend Lindsey this morning about this article. We got to talking about the popular test that has been going around (in spurts) where the words are mixed up EXCEPT for the first and last, wherein our brains CAN read the message.<br /><br />She and I wondered, in terms of children reading the same test, have their been studies done to show when, in the brain's life cycle, this change takes place and we're able to figure out words even though the letters are mixed up? Could a child not familiar with the words still somehow figure it out? :)Zachary Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833583635713629732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-35701254557631012762010-08-10T11:18:46.415-04:002010-08-10T11:18:46.415-04:00Victoria -- Nothing in this paper about it, but it...Victoria -- Nothing in this paper about it, but it'd be an interesting followup.Livia Blackburnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-18212025188134641642010-08-10T11:09:31.015-04:002010-08-10T11:09:31.015-04:00This is good to know. I've always wanted to us...This is good to know. I've always wanted to use my psychic powers for ill. Now I know I can do it via writing as well as face to face. Excellent! *steeples fingers*'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-26739056389203821842010-08-10T06:18:55.579-04:002010-08-10T06:18:55.579-04:00Great post! Was curious though whether the article...Great post! Was curious though whether the article happened to mention (or identify the possible effect of) schematas i.e. whether familiarity with the story script resulted in greater predictability and comprehension results? <br /><br />You would think the more familiar the reader is with the script and scenario the more likely they are be interested and invested in the story line itself.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406814139719589656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-38900641318963292992010-08-10T05:40:16.144-04:002010-08-10T05:40:16.144-04:00This is wicked. My brain hurts a little reading it...This is wicked. My brain hurts a little reading it, but it's still wicked.Kay Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191017747436436526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-12942819154604498282010-08-09T18:55:19.258-04:002010-08-09T18:55:19.258-04:00Wow, that is fascinating, thank you for the post.
...Wow, that is fascinating, thank you for the post.<br /><br />I don't know if it's truly possible to appeal to everyone with the same story- perhaps this is why they say that taste in writing is so subjective? Perhaps it takes a certain kind of brain to engage with a certain type of story- or writer's storytelling style- and that's why the ones that more people can relate to on some level at least are the mass-market phenoms? I think personality type comes into play here too (MBTI or KTT) because people of different 'types' process information so differently.<br /><br />Lots to think about...love it.<br /><br />bruFebruary Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-7453366898260207072010-08-09T14:39:23.901-04:002010-08-09T14:39:23.901-04:00This is so cool!
(I always knew I was controlling...This is so cool!<br /><br />(I always knew I was controlling the minds of small children...now I have proof! mwahahahaha!)<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-53246736076297089032010-08-09T13:55:22.921-04:002010-08-09T13:55:22.921-04:00Very cool how the brain activity matches up! Just ...Very cool how the brain activity matches up! Just more proof that the writer has to be their story's first fan :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034419617457525778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-87064583470609900782010-08-09T13:25:24.833-04:002010-08-09T13:25:24.833-04:00Vulcan mind meld? Awesome! :D It makes perfect sen...Vulcan mind meld? Awesome! :D It makes perfect sense, of course.<br /><br />You might like to drop by my blog tomorrow, for a little science-of-writing from a different field (computational linguistics, unsurprisingly, given that it's me).Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.com