The Importance of Pronouns


	The Importance of Pronouns

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8-21-2007 9:02 AM

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the brain’s complex circuitry and limited memory system from being
overloaded. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2007/08/the-importance-.html"><P>“The
brain lit up with activity when proper names were used, including areas
that are not associated with language,” Almor said. “We saw
considerable activity in areas of the parietal lobe that involve
spatial processing that was absent when pronouns were used.” . . .</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2007/08/the-importance-.html"><P>Pronouns, while faulty for their potential
ambiguity, don’t cause the same disruptions in the brain that proper
names do when used in the right context. In fact, they allow the brain
to move easily from one thought or sentence to another. This seamless
transition allows a person to digest more fully the meaning or intent
of the thought being conveyed without the neural circuitry interference
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