Thought you might find this article interesting...
“When we write, a unique neural circuit is automatically activated,” said
Stanislas Dehaene, a psychologist at the Collège de France in Paris. “There is a core recognition of the gesture in the written word, a sort of recognition by mental simulation in your brain.
“And it seems that this circuit is contributing in unique ways we didn’t realize,” he continued. “Learning is made easier.”
Found at
http://http://www.nytimes.com/2014/0...ades.html?_r=2