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The Research Files Episode 74: The power of reading aloud in school and at home

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Is Reading a Muscle Memory in Sports Science?

Professor Gregory Burns has published the findings of a study using MRI scans to track the lingering neural effects of reading a narrative. The scan results show that there was heightened connectivity in the left temporal cortex, which is associated with language. This suggests that reading a novel may cause persisting changes in resting state connectivity of the brain and improve brain function. See what he calls theory of mind and the ability to be compassionate in another person's suffering will improve.

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