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Intelligence
Reading for Pleasure Helps Kids’ Brain Development
The simple and fun act of reading for pleasure in early childhood produces better cognition, mental health and educational attainment in adolescence
Christelle Langley is a postdoctoral research associate of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
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