Reading Fiction Improves Brain Functions

According to investigators at the Stanford University, reading fiction books improves neural functions by putting the brain through a workout. What authors basically do is have their readers perform a type of mental gymnastics that improves rational thinking and abstract thought. Joshua Lan... [ read more >> ]

This is Stanford University associate professor of French and Italian, Joshua Landy

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This is Stanford University associate professor of French and Italian, Joshua Landy