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Dear David Frances Yates’s book on memory is about extraordinary abilities. I would like to point out memory used by ordinary non literate people. The physiological process of memory also gets rewired due to literacy as the eye shifts to reading and thinking. In its natural process whatever comes in front of the eye, in its scanning period gets stored without conscious awareness and when need arises recollection of what has seen, happens. Conscious memorization of information devoid of experiential reference disturbs the organic recollection and the process of organic memorization. In natural and organic process of memorization the input is usually multi sensory and there is an integral connection to experience. The text as well as the class room totally disrupts this organic and integral connection with life. In natural process conscious memorization has no role. The organic nature of learning makes us remember in a manner that would allow recollection at the apt moment. So what gets stored is primarily what has been SEEN. Visual thinking is the natural process of non literate people except that it will not be called 'thinking'. The entire biological aspects of our cognitive system has become distorted and stunted due to us learning the documented, codified and edited knowledge in terms of book or the digital media. Each one of us are programmed to make sense of the world on our own which every other species are doing. There is another interesting book by Illich. In the Vineyard of the Text by Ivan Illich And other books by Illich are also very important books that questions the main stream notions and also The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image by Leonard Shlain proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Some people have pointed out some these books to me. i haven't read them except parts of Ivan Illich whom I consider to be one of the most important thinker/ philosopher of modern times. I also feel special attention must be paid to Toronto School of communication as they seems to have done lot of work in this area. Eric A. Havelock , Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan, Ong etc Jinan On 09/07/2016, Terence Love <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi David, > > Many thanks. I'll get a copy. > > If anyone else has sources I'd appreciate them. My particular interest is in > any solid research on the psychological/neurocognitive aspects of that > transition within the individual as they learn to read silently as well as > what happens when people read silently. > We know of the latter that one possibility is we use 'talk' in our heads, > but there is substantial pointers to us doing reading silently by other > means. > > This all of course has implications for better theories of design cognition > and creativity... and potentially contradicts some current theories - which > of course is why it is of interest! > > Warm regards, > Terry > > --- > Dr Terence Love > PhD(UWA), BA(Hons) Engin. PGCEd, FDRS, PMACM, MISI > Love Services Pty Ltd > PO Box 226, Quinns Rocks > Western Australia 6030 > Tel: +61 (0)4 3497 5848 > [log in to unmask] > www.loveservices.com.au > -- > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Sless > Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2016 2:42 PM > To: phd-design <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Properties and Nature of Language > > Terry, > > Have a look at this. It’s about the ‘invention of silent reading. > > http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=683 > <http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=683> > > > > > David > -- > > > blog: http://communication.org.au/blo <http://communication.org.au/blo>g/ > web: http://communication.org.au <http://communication.org.au/> > > Professor David Sless BA MSc FRSA > CEO • Communication Research Institute • • helping people communicate with > people • > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------