Great novels can change your life…and your brain

Posted on January 6, 2014 by ivanmconsiglio

Getting lost in a good book can actually change your brain, with neural paths forming in the same way as if you were actually living the experience, scientists have found.

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Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird

Picture: c.Everett Collection / Rex Features

Read full article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10553579/Great-novels-can-change-your-life…and-your-brain.html

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