Stories by Iris Berent

Iris Berent is author of The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason about Human Nature (Oxford University Press, 2020). She is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University.

Neuroscience

People Love the Brain for the Wrong Reasons

Our fascination with brain-based explanations of psychology arises from intuitive ideas about the separation of mind and body—ideas unsupported by science

December 10, 2021 — Iris Berent | Opinion

Neuroscience

How Decoding Dyslexia Can Help Decode the Mind

Most people think it’s only a reading disorder—but it’s also a speech processing disorder

September 27, 2020 — Iris Berent | Opinion