THE Harry Potter books have left millions spellbound. Now scientists have discovered why they’re so successful. British scientists used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to map the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Reading about Harry Potter’s adventures learning to fly his broomstick activates some of the same regions in the brain we use to perceive real people’s actions and intentions.

So what exactly happens in the brain when reading something like a Harry Potter book? It turns out that a lot occurs and often the reactions the brain has while reading are the same as what the ...

She's also the heart, brains, and backbone of the whole "Harry Potter" series. Whether she's mastering iconic spells like Wingardium Leviosa, outsmarting enemies, or saving her friends ...

They tested this model by recording the brain activity of eight people as they read a chapter of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The results suggest that some regions of the brain process ...