794. The Surprising Power of Reading Aloud (Article) ππ£οΈ
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Reading Aloud Can Help With Alzheimer's Disease
The production effect is strongest if we read aloud ourselves. But listening to someone else read can benefit memory in other ways. In one study, people with early Alzheimer's disease were found to be more likely than others to make certain errors when reading aloud. It seems that actively listening to a story leads to more intense and deeper information processing the researchers concluded. Reading aloud can also make certain memory problems more obvious, and could be helpful in detecting such issues early on.
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