{"id":5200,"date":"2026-05-07T05:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-reading-changes-the-way-your-brain-works-bbc-world-service\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:55:57","slug":"how-reading-changes-the-way-your-brain-works-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-reading-changes-the-way-your-brain-works-bbc-world-service\/","title":{"rendered":"How reading changes the way your brain works &#8211; BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X1L1Hd3xfrU?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Reading may feel like something that comes naturally, but it&#8217;s taken thousands of years for our brains to develop the capacity to do it. <\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>That process has in turn transformed the brain&#8217;s physiology. 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