friendlius t1_j0te6wa wrote on December 19, 2022 at 7:09 AM Reply to comment by jefrye in Has your reading habit helped your career? by theelegantprof I believe there is some evidence to suggest that reading is good for the brain.Here's an example of a study that found reading has long-lasting impact on the brain: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/study-reading-a-novel-changes-your-brain/282952/ And here's one that suggests that if you are good at reading, it might stem from biological differences in the white matter in your brain: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1206792109 Permalink Parent 13
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Reply to comment by jefrye in Has your reading habit helped your career? by theelegantprof
I believe there is some evidence to suggest that reading is good for the brain.Here's an example of a study that found reading has long-lasting impact on the brain: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/study-reading-a-novel-changes-your-brain/282952/
And here's one that suggests that if you are good at reading, it might stem from biological differences in the white matter in your brain:
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1206792109