Reading for pleasure strengthens memory in older adults

With help from the Champaign Public Library, Beckman researchers led by Professor Liz Stine-Morrow demonstrated that regular, engaged leisure reading can strengthen memory skills in older adults. Their work appears in Frontiers in Psychology. Explore the book list used in the study and learn more about the Cognition, Lifespan Engagement, Aging, and Resilience Working Group.

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