Mind Matters editor Gareth Cook recently talked with Dehaene about how the art of reading reveals the fundamental relationship between our cultural inventions and our evolved brain.

《心智问题》(Mind Matters)杂志主编Gareth Cook最近采访了Dehaene，讨论了阅读艺术是如何泄露了人类文化产物和我们大脑进化之间最根本的关系。

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It forces the brain to resolve internal conflict, giving the mind a workout that strengthens its cognitive muscles.

它迫使大脑解决内部冲突，给大脑一个锻炼，增强其认知肌肉。

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The idea of treating maladies of the mind by blasting the brain with noise sounds, to the layman, like kicking a television set in order to repair it.

用噪音轰击大脑来治疗精神疾病的设想，对外行来说，就犹如用拳打脚踢的方式修理电视机一般。

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Mind-wandering, often seen as daydreaming, allows the brain to incubate new approaches to familiar problems, serving "as a foundation for creative inspiration, " says the 2012 study in Psychological Science.

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By contrast, a truly non-dualistic theory of mind has to state what is clearly obvious: your mind and your brain are identical.

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As much fun as brain-scanning sounds, for now, Chopra ultimately wants people to learn the general practices of mind-body wellness.

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