📖Reading is a Natural Activity
Reading is a natural activity for our brains.
Our ancestors used to rely on their pattern recognition skills to “read” nature.
Now we use those same abilities to read text.
And reading is actually great for our cognitive health and well-being.
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Humans are the only animals capable of reading, an invention that’s only been around for a few thousand years. Specific brain areas are consistently associated with reading across different cultures. What benefits can we get from regularly activating those parts of our brain by reading every day?
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