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Reading novels boosts brain function for days

New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that reading a novel can trigger actual, measurable changes in the brain that could remain for at least five days after reading. The new research, which was carried out at Emory University in the US, found that reading a good book could cause heightened connectivity in the brain and neurological changes that persist in a similar way to muscle memory. Dec 29, 2013
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Reading Novels Transports You into Body of Protagonist, Claims Research

Scientists studying the actual, biological changes that occur inside the brain, while reading a book, have said that the effect lingers in the brain for several days, even after the book is completed. The discovery suggests that readers are mentally transported into the body of the protagonist. Dec 29, 2013
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