How the Brain Reads Words: A Peek Inside Your Mind’s Reading Machine

Have you ever stopped to wonder how you’re reading these words right now? I mean, you’re not sounding out each letter or whispering the sentences to yourself (unless you are—no judgment). But your brain is decoding symbols, pulling in meaning, and making sense of it all… in milliseconds.

So, let’s crack open the skull (metaphorically, of course) and find out how the brain reads words.

It All Starts with Your Eyes

First stop on the reading journey: your ...