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Want to try and read more in 2026? Here's why that would be a great resolution! 📚🧠
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1:10Now PlayingResearchers have discovered more about how reading, and the languages we read in, affect our brain.
"The process of developing a reading brain alters everything from brain activity to brain structure and brain connectivity," says Rebecca Gotlieb, a psychologist and neuroscientist.
Reading is a whole-brain process, activating all four lobes of the brain and altering how our brains function.
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