Avid book readers have a different brain structure from other people

16 December 2024

In the same way the brain structures of introverts and extraverts differ, the same can be said for voracious readers of book as opposed to those who struggle finish books. This according to Mikael Roll, professor of phonetics, at Sweden’s Lund University.

The structure of two regions in the left hemisphere, which are crucial for language, were different in people who were good at reading.

It seems to me there is no stock-standard issue brain, they’re as varied as we are.