Reading fires up your brain. A study at Emory University in the US found that reading a book causes heightened connectivity in the brain and neurological changes that persist even after you’ve stopped reading.

Researchers also found that reading can prevent or reduce 29 % of mental illnesses such as Alzheimer’s. 

Another benefits of reading are:

• help improve concentration;

• improve social awareness and empathy;

• help you sleep well;

• help dealing with depression, and

• help to relieve stress.

Keep reading and keep your brain young.