This Is Your Brain On Books

What happens to the brain one hour after opening a book? That’s what The University of Virginia Library set out to explain in the following infographic.  It describes reading’s effect on the brain after ten minutes, thirty minutes, sixty minutes, even hours and years later (click the image to make it larger):

For a more thorough exploration of the effects of reading on the brain, check out these articles:

• What Reading Does To Your Brain Is Truly Fascinating
• Reading Fiction Improves Brain Connectivity and Function
• 10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day
• 7 Ways Reading Affects The Brain, From Increased Empathy To Feeling Metaphors