Categories: Comparisons, Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism and metaphor in popular science writing:
"…whenever cells were speaking to one another in the act of making memories, reaching out to one another across gaps between neurons to form the bridges that allow memory to exist…"
Lauren Slater
Slater, L. (2018). The Drugs That Changed Our Minds. Simon & Schuster.
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