Show ‘em Mr. Darcy in the wet shirt and THEN check the brain activity
Scientists in Scotland used Jane Austen’s novels in a study on how poetry affects brain activity.
Psychologists at Dundee and St. Andrews universities say poetry generates more eye movement which is connected with deeper thought.
“It may be because readers are trying to hear the words or recreate the imaginary event the poet has provided a script for,” says Dr. Jane Stabler, a literature expert at St. Andrews.
Oh, it’s STIMULATION you want, eh?
The sun reflected off the pond and glistened in Darcy’s wet curls as he shook them back. Slowly he peeled off the shirt that clung to his manly torso…
(Cannot continue…I can hardly write for laughing!)
