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message 1: by Kirsten (new)

Oct 05, 2013 05:47AM

Did you know your ability to "read" the thoughts and feelings of others could be affected by what you read?

According to NPR, scientists have proven just that: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/...

Apparently people who read literary fiction (such as

Louise Erdrich's The Round House) did better than those who read nonfiction or popular fiction.

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