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Writing in Your Books Is Good for Your Brain—Here’s Why

Annotating the margins of books is an important part of deep reading and has a long legacy of merit in both science and literature

By Brianne Kane edited by Jeanna Bryner, September 19, 2024

Excerpt: "Readers on TikTok and Instagram are making the aesthetics of reading more visible than ever with creative, and often intricate, annotations. Called marginalia, these markups can be elaborate, with notes that nearly fill full pages and that are color-coordinated with the book’s cover. The emergence of such bookish note-taking has sparked a debate between enthusiasts and skeptics: Is the practice of marginalia a bad habit or a beneficial endeavor?

"#Marginalia have a long history: #LeonardoDaVinci famously scribbled thoughts about gravity years before Galileo Galilei published his magnum opus on the subject; the discovery was waiting under our noses in the margins of Leonardo’s Codex Arundel. Famous writers such as #HermanMelville and #EdgarAllanPoe are somewhat known for their marginalia, making their biographers both overjoyed and overwhelmed. Just last year #AnnPatchett, a staple on any modern fiction shelves, told Literary Hub about the joys of reading her own books and annotating patterns she never before noticed. She created a unique edition of Tom Lake for dedicated deep readers, in which she included her own annotations on her own writing style. The Patchett-ception worked: the special edition raised money at an auction for indie bookstores during 2020, and the endeavor inspired the writer to annotate a copy of her beloved classic Bel Canto as well.

"Alongside this evolution of margin additions, neuroscientists have been researching the cognitive effects of writing, pencil to paper. For instance, a study of electrical activity in the brain published in Frontiers in Psychology found that handwriting itself helps a person remember and understand more about they’ve read and written. Maryanne Wolf, director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice at the University of California, Los Angeles, discussed the importance of annotating with NPR in 2022. In classic former-English-major fashion, she paraphrased Marcel Proust in explaining that deep reading allows us to 'go beyond the wisdom of the author to discover our own.' In that vein, marginalia can help the annotator understand the material deeply enough to further develop their own interpretation of the text, she said. In the Journal of Language Learning and Teaching, foreign language professor Demet Yayli of Pamukkale University in Turkey, explained that in writing workshops, especially for genre-fiction writing, deep reading—which includes annotations—is critical in helping students articulate their interpretations and maintain their own 'learner autonomy.' "

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Bellycan

SBS has a doco about Leonardo da Vinci, and it's the most detailed doco on him that I've seen. It covers the full lifespan of the man, and yes, it's long – about four hours over four episodes. A little too praisey, perhaps, but maybe deservedly.

What most fascinated me was the sheer number of connections to other influential people from the Italian renaissance. Jaw dropping at times.

And at every turn, we were waiting to hear the words "but he never completed it" and yes, often they came! What a bugger. But certainly a clever bugger. And apparently very influential.

If you can handle the gushy praise, it's worth the time.

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www.sbs.com.auWatch Leonardo da VinciWatch Leonardo da Vinci for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!
#SBSOnDemand#Documentary#LeonardoDaVinci
Raymond

Wusstet ihr, dass Italien schon länger mit dem Kulturgüterschutzgesetz versucht, die Nachnutzung u.a. des "Vitruvianischer Menschen" von Leonardo da Vinci zu verhindern? Und zwar weltweit. Damit ist Italien nun vor dem OLG Stuttgart gescheitert: "Großer deutscher Puzzlehersteller darf „Vitruvianischen Menschen“ von Leonardo Da Vinci weiterhin als Puzzle vertreiben ..." oberlandesgericht-stuttgart.ju

#Kultur#urheberrecht#italien
michael

21-May-2025
#LeonardoDaVinci’s DNA: In new book, researchers announce breakthrough confirmation of Y chromosome shared by six living family descendants
Ancient Da Vinci family tomb: excavated remains undergo analysis

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EurekAlert!Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA: In new book, researchers announce breakthrough confirmation of Y chromosome shared by six living family descendantsA new book. Genìa Da Vinci. unveils a breakthrough finding by the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project: The Y chromosome shared by six male-line descendants of his family living in Italy today. The discovery paves the way for DNA comparisons with remains recently excavated from an ancient Da Vinci family tomb, as well as comparisons with biological material attributed to Leonardo and potential traces of DNA left on his work. Published with support from the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, the book presents genealogical research idenitfying more than 400 individuals across 21 generations. The book deepens knowledge of his maternal origins, properties, and legacy and presents for the first time a study hypothesizing that a "unicorn dragon" chalk drawing found in Vinci was done by Leonardo.
#science#genome#genealogy
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