The Neurological Significance of Children‘s Drawing: The Scribble Hypothesis

Abstract

Drawing is a substantive mental activity. Its defense has been made (Sheridan, 1990, 1997). The Scribble Hypothesis extends that argument, establishing human mark-making as our defining language instinct. This paper posits four neurological reasons for the phenomenon called scribbling. In addition, to clarify the profound significance of little mathematical representations of brain activity. This visuo-neurological-mathematical appreciation for scribbling and drawing is important for a multiple literacy education. Scribbling is the wellspring from which speech, reading, and writing flow across sign systems.