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"Read Slowly to Benefit Your Brain and Cut Stress," was the provocative title of a September 16 article by Jeanne Whalen in The Wall Street Journal.  In the article Whalen noted...

"The benefits of reading from an early age through late adulthood have been documented by researchers.  A study of 300 elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that regular engagement in mentally challenging activities, including reading, slowed rates of memory loss in participants' later years.

"A study published last year in Science showed that reading literary fiction helps people understand others' mental states and beliefs, a crucial skill in building relationships.  A piece of research published in Developmental Psychology in 1997 showed first-grade reading ability was closely linked to 11th grade academic achievements.

"Yet reading habits have declined in recent years.  In a survey this year, about 76% of Americans 18 and older said they read at least one book in the past year, down from 79% in 2011, according to the Pew Research Center."

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