Aron Grunberg is getting his head examined

*geeks out* That is so very cool!

That's awesome! I can't wait to hear the results!

*also geeks out*

Cool... but pretty freaky. I'm going to spend the whole day imagining what it would be like to write like that now.

*shivers*

Water dripping down your neck while you write.

It sounds like a cool topic for research, but I wonder if this test will really reveal anything useful...

Liosse de Velishaf said:

It sounds like a cool topic for research, but I wonder if this test will really reveal anything useful...

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I think that even if it proves out to not reveal anything useful, that will be useful.

They've already shown (not in this study; in other ones) that people reading an evocative scene experience the same mental reaction as if they were genuinely experiencing the sensations.

So what's really interesting about this study is whether the author's experience in creating an evocative scene is mirrored in the audience's experience of reading that scene.

However, I seem to recall the former studies were done using MRI, not the skullcap o' dribbly electrodes, so it's possible this study won't provide data that's particularly persuasive. Saying a reader sweated as much as the author isn't as compelling as saying one particular brain region lit up for both people.

The quintessential-- "That was good for me. What is good for you?" scenario.

Which draft of the thing will they be recording? Or is he one of those writers who actually turns out something close to the final product on the first draft?

Roxxsmom said:

Which draft of the thing will they be recording? Or is he one of those writers who actually turns out something close to the final product on the first draft?

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I think this might be the important thing. The question of whether or not the writing process activates the same regions as the reading process, especially since writing usually takes longer than the reading. But if it's a final draft, maybe?