Your Brain on Shakespeare

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published October 27, 2007 at 7:00 AM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

What, ho! Researchers in England report that reading Shakespeare "positively excites" your brainwaves. To which Martha and Grant say: "Duh!"

Originally aired May 19, 2007

What, ho! Researchers studying brainwaves report that reading Shakespeare “positively excites” your gray matter. Martha and Grant’s reaction? “Duh!”

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