timtyler comments on Thinking without words? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 11 July 2011 09:23:23AM -1 points [-]

It is all tied in with audio processing. That is why language is serial, for instance.

Comment author: nazgulnarsil 11 July 2011 09:31:26AM 1 point [-]

reading is serial too. I don't actually have any expertise in this area but it seems like hearing and language shouldn't necessarily involve the same part of the brain.