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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
Yun-Jun Sun is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence (ISTBI) at Fudan University.
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