Strange Math Part 7: The Strange Mathematics of the Human Body
STRANGE MATH - PART 7 The Strange Mathematics of the Human Body Why Does Your Mouth Read Silently? Have you ever noticed something strange while reading? You are sitting quietly. Nobody is speaking. Your room is silent. Yet, somewhere inside your head, the words seem to have a voice. Sometimes your lips move slightly. Sometimes your tongue makes tiny movements. Sometimes your throat seems to prepare the words. And sometimes there is absolutely no visible movement at all. Yet you can still "hear" yourself reading. Welcome to Strange Math - Part 7 , where we enter one of the most fascinating places in mathematics: the human body. STRANGE OPENING QUESTION If your eyes are reading, why does your mouth sometimes join the conversation? You are not talking to anyone. You are not making a sound. So who is your tongue talking to? And when you read a sentence silently... who is saying the words inside your head? THE AMAZING FACT The phenomenon is called subvocal...