Why Reading Is Beneficial For Health

Improves Memory

The mental effort we make as we read works closely with memory processing. Our brains create mental connections to store information and cues as we read. Besides forming links with new information and that which we already know, our minds automatically take in mental, emotional, visual, and tactile sensations to create a network of remembered experience. Because reading requires instant recollection of many details, such as names and places, time passage and dialog, as well as scenery and reflections, it improves memory by exercising both short-term and long-term storage ability.

Evidence indicates knowledge gained from screen reading on devices such as phones or e-readers is not as well remembered as information learned from physical books. It turns out the unique visual and tactile sensations of a paper book are embedded in the memory of what is read: those who learn best from these cues are disadvantaged by such sterile devices.

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