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Reading Shapes Your Brain – Here's What Happens When We Stop

“It’s worth considering what might happen to us as a species if skills like reading become less prioritised. Our capacity to interpret the world around us and understand the minds of others would surely diminish.”

“In other words, that cosy moment with a book in your armchair isn't just personal – it's a service to humanity.”

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Reading Shapes Your Brain – Here's What Happens When We Stop : ScienceAlert

The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping.
The Conversation (ScienceAlert)
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Katherine Bond
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I have a big pile of winter reading. Just imagine how thick my Heschl's gyrus will be by spring.
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Katherine Bond
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I’ve wondered if the diminishment of reading is contributing to lack of critical thinking. 🤔
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Donna McClure
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What a scary thought. Children are no longer taught penmanship so they don't know how to write. My handwriting is terrible but I can write my name, more of a scribble. If reading goes the way of penmanship we are in trouble.
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I’ve read that cursive writing also trains a part of your brain, so yes, we are in trouble. Everyone prints nowadays.
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Donna McClure
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I print because it became a habit during my short time as a dispatcher, everything had to be printed. Also, not sure my writing is legible anymore as it was never good @Katherine Bond.
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Brian Fitzgerald
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It has been a long time since I've tried to write my name in the snow. My first name used to be pretty easy, but the full name required thorough preparation.
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Hmm What instrument did you use to write your name in the snow? 🤔
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It is written freehand, without a stencil of any kind, and with as much pinache as can be managed under the circumstances. A Triple-word-score is awarded if it can be easily and correctly read by any stranger that happens along. As it is with freestyle skating, combining difficulty and gracefulness is the key to pleasing the judges.
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Donna McClure
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Even as an adult that was fun @Shonie Hutter. When I was married it was a heart in the sand!!!
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Donna McClure
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Whoops! Posted too soon. Yes, I do remember the song Love Letters in the Sand, very popular here sung by Pat Boone. Ah memories! 😍
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Brian Fitzgerald
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Brian Fitzgerald
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That song and Under The Boardwalk come to mind.
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Hank G ☑️
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I was planning on trying to de-emphasize how much time I spend idly on YouTube, social media, and podcasts to make a lot more room for reading. Now I *really* need to do that.
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Katherine Bond
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I always read but now, I’m turning off those screens.
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Shawn Andrew
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All that mumbo jumbo about brain development and here I am thinking that I love reading to discover how great writers correlate sentences in paragraphs and how paragraphs relate to each other.
It's all about the gyrus.
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Katherine Bond
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Of course, that’s the allure of great writing. It always has been.
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Brian Fitzgerald
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Brian Fitzgerald
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The rotational momentum of my gyrus slowly decreases and it's precession becomes increasingly pronounced.
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Brian Fitzgerald
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Brian Fitzgerald
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Take the rhyme and rococo nut
and put 'em both together...
You make the rhyme so rococo (huh?)
and then you feel better...
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