We can divide reading into two categories: one is the traditional reading method (commonly known as slow reading), that is, reading one by one according to several words, such as words; The second is the fast reading method, that is, reading the text in groups as a whole, and the "group" often contains one line, multiple lines or even the whole page. This is a reading method that allows us to quickly receive information from written materials. Second, compare the process of brain processing text information.
In the traditional reading mode, after the text information stimulates the eyes, the retina transforms this physical process into a biological process of neural activity, which is transmitted to the visual center of the brain, processed by the visual center, then transmitted to the language center, then transmitted to the auditory pathway, and finally transmitted to the memory center by the auditory pathway. This is a process of reading to yourself. Even if it is a high-level silent reading, the external actions are well controlled. Therefore, when ordinary people read (using traditional reading methods), they are actually "reading", not really "reading". Fast reading is a kind of reading mode of "direct reflection of eyes and brain". The whole text image generated by the light stimulation of written text information on eyes is directly transmitted to the right brain for memory in the form of images, and then the text image is analyzed by the brain. Fast reading is a kind of "eye-brain direct reflection" reading method, which omits two optional intermediate links, namely the language center and the auditory pathway, that is, the text signal is directly reflected to the brain memory center for understanding and memory. This is a reading method that only uses vision. Therefore, the "eye-brain direct reflection" type of fast reading is the real "reading". Many people are confused about this and think they don't have this ability. In fact, the fast reading method only applies people's image recognition method to the reading of words and changes the traditional reading habits formed by people over the years. This can be done completely, and everyone can learn. Third, compare the degree of eye-brain coordination when reading.
Because people's thinking is very fast, especially when using internal speech thinking, it has strong jumping and contraction, and it is often a flash. In the traditional reading mode, the auditory pathway must participate in the process of text information reaching the brain memory center. Because the auditory pathway converts words into sounds, and sounds can only be transmitted to the brain one by one in a "serial" way. Therefore, the traditional reading method can't provide enough information for the brain to process quickly and massively, so that the two can't coordinate their work. Of course, the efficiency is very poor, and the reading speed is naturally affected and restricted. Speed reading method is a kind of "direct reflection of eyes and brain" method which scientifically uses vision and brain. This "eye-brain direct reflection" reading method omits the two dispensable intermediate links of language center and auditory pathway, and directly reflects the text signal to the brain memory center for understanding and memory. Therefore, the words seen by the eyes can enter the brain center "in parallel" at the same time like images, providing information at a speed that matches the thinking speed of the brain.
Fourth, compare reading comprehension and memory effects.
It is generally believed that intensive reading, which has lasted for thousands of years, is the best reading for understanding and remembering. This is actually a misunderstanding, which is the result of confusing understanding and memory. Although intensive reading is good for understanding, it is the most unfavorable reading for memory. The reason is that the rhythm of intensive reading is too slow, and the rhythm of brain processing information is too wide, which is not harmonious and does not match. However, speed reading is the opposite. On the one hand, it uses the super memory ability of human brain to memorize words as a whole. On the other hand, it uses the excellent super-wide viewing ability after training to quickly absorb a large amount of text information, making the speed of providing information closer to the rhythm of brain processing information, easier to coordinate and match, and can process a large number of text materials in a short time. Therefore, after strict, scientific and systematic training, the understanding and memory level of fast reading is not inferior to that of traditional reading. Skilled speed readers have a good understanding and memory effect in speed reading. So speed reading is the most beneficial reading for memory. From the above analysis, we can see that fast reading is a purely visual reading, an efficient reading, a reading that is more in line with people's thinking characteristics, a reading that saves vision and brain power, and a reading that is more conducive to memory.