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![📚💪🧠 How reading strengthens your brain! [Read More👇]
A growing body of research indicates that reading literally changes your mind.
Brain scans showed that throughout the reading period and for days afterward, brain connectivity increased, especially in the somatosensory cortex, the part of the brain that responds to physical sensations like movement and pain.
Some benefits of reading:
📚 Increases your ability to empathize. Research has shown that people who read literary fiction stories that explore the inner lives of characters, show a heightened ability to understand the feelings and beliefs of others.
📚 Builds your vocabulary. Researchers have found that people who read books regularly, beginning at a young age, gradually develop large vocabularies. Vocabulary size can influence many areas of your life, from scores on standardized tests to college admissions and job opportunities.
📚 Helps prevent age-related cognitive decline. Studies found that people who’ve engaged in mentally stimulating activities all their lives were less likely to develop the plaques, lesions, and tau-protein tangles found in the brains of people with dementia.
📚 Reduces stress. The study found that 30 minutes of reading lowered blood pressure, heart rate, and feelings of psychological distress just as effectively as yoga and humor did.
Drop a 📚 in the comments below if you read regularly!](https://standahead.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)