Learning to Read May Reshape Adult Brains How literacy changed the bodies of a group of Indian adults Erin Blakemore - Correspondent May 25, 2017 ...

Though learning to read as an adult can be difficult and even humbling, Pratt’s experience illustrates that the benefits far surpass any challenges.

Learning to read as an adult increases connectivity between regions of the brain. Read on.

There are tons of apps and web-based programs that help kids learn to read, but precious few to help low-literacy adults. And it’s not due to a lack of need: One of every six adults in America--36 ...

Learning to read is hard when you are a kid, and even harder as an adult. New research published Wednesday in Science Advances has revealed what your brain is doing when you learn to read as an ...

Their results suggest learning a new language as an adult actually reroutes brain networks, igniting shifts that can have long-term implications on memory and cognitive function.

In an experiment, researchers taught illiterate adults to read, and found that brain scans revealed remarkable plasticity of the adult brain.

Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the number of individuals struggling with literacy into ...

Let’s hear it for the written word. Learning to read can have profound effects on the wiring of the adult brain – even in regions that aren’t usually associated with reading and writing ...

Olga Khazan: What does it mean to learn something? Is it to memorize something? How do you know when you’ve learned something? Ulrich Boser: Really what we want to do is to be able to think in ...