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Leo Wildrich The Science Of Storytelling

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In the article “The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains,” published on December 5th, 2012, in Lifehacker, Leo Wildrich explains that storytelling activates certain parts of your brain that make you have a deeper understanding of the topic or what is going on around you. First, Wldrich states Storytelling helps us have a deeper understanding to topics being discussed and it helps readers make connections. Second, Wildrich evaluates how storytellers can plant thoughts, ideas, and emotions into the heads of the listeners and normally people want to relate stories to their real life experiences. Leo then moves on to say that stories are the only way to activate parts of the brain. Wildrich

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