Vitality for life
A few years ago I had the privilege of caring for my aged father during the final years of his life. Although this was for the most part a rewarding experience, I was saddened by the deterioration of his mind. During his younger days, he was a fun loving, intelligent, risk taker. During his final [...]
In the same way that the body needs physical exercise, the brain also needs mental exercise. Reading is for the brain as walking is for the body.
The United States today has a 40% illiteracy rate among adults. Those of us who know how to read, are reading less and less. We have [...]
The brain processes reading much the same way that it would process a foreign language. Different parts of the brain are engaged when we read. The occipital lobe sees the shapes of the letters and words. The frontal lobe analyzes and interpret the shapes to give meaning to the words. The [...]