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Reading books helps readers live longer and think clearly
The article notes reading as an ideal relaxation activity with wide benefits. It cites studies showing fiction enhances social cognition, bibliotherapy reduces depressive symptoms, book reading links to lower mortality by about 20 percent, and frequent reading protects cognitive function in older adults across education levels.
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Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology
Social Science & Medicine
International Psychogeriatrics