E-Mail COLUMBUS, Ohio - If you really want to understand literature, don't start with the words on a page - start with how it affects your brain. That's the message from Angus Fletcher, an English professor with degrees in both literature and neuroscience, who outlines in a new book a different way to read and think about stories, from classic literature to pulp fiction to movies and TV shows. Literature wasn't invented just as entertainment or a way to deliver messages to readers, said Fletcher, who is a professor at The Ohio State University. "Stories are actually a form of technology. They are tools that were designed by our ancestors to alleviate depression, reduce anxiety, kindle creativity, spark courage and meet a variety of other psychological challenges of being human," Fletcher said.