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Day in Health
by Lisa Collier Cool
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Good news for book worms: curling up with a novel is not only a great way to relaxresearch suggests reading can improve social perception, empathy,
creativity, and even math skills, among a host of other benefits. Touted as a way to improve mind-reading ability, a recent study from the New School for Social Research found that reading literary fiction may enhance peoples understanding of the mental states of others. The researchers ran a series of 5 experiments in which they asked participants to read either literary fiction, popular fiction, or nonfiction. After reading, participants took tests that measured social skills, such as the ability to guess other peoples feelings based on body language. For example, in one test, participants looked at pictures of actors eyes and tried to determine the emotion conveyed. Across all 5 experiments, people in the literary fiction group performed better on the tests, suggesting that literature buffs may have an edge when it comes to social perception. Curious if your own literary tastes have made you a social guru? The New York Times offers a free test to see if you read emotions as easily as you read books. Relaxation Techniques for 8 Stressful Situations
6,000 children involved in the 1970 British Cohort Study, researchers determined that kids ages 10 to 16 who read for enjoyment perform better in vocabulary, spelling, and even math, compared to youngsters who rarely read. It may seem surprising that reading for pleasure would help to improve children's maths scores, Alice Sullivan, PhD, co-author of the study, said in a statement. But it is likely that strong reading ability will enable children to absorb and understand new information and affect their attainment in all subjects. 10 Healthy Habits Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids
Keep your mind sharp. Like other mentally engaging past-times, reading could help to slow memory loss as you age. Compared to those who take part in fewer brain workouts, people who frequently participate in cognitively stimulating activities may experience slower mental decline as they get older, report investigators in an online issue of the journal Neorology. Similarly, another study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science found links between reading and other mentally stimulating hobbies and lower risk of Alzheimers disease.