Has all that scanning and browsing of emails and articles online taken its toll on the way you read, say a literary novel? You're not alone. While research is showing that reading on screens changes the brain - and not for the better - it's not too late to change. And the solution could be as simple as putting that smart device away.

<p>Has all that scanning and browsing of emails and articles online taken its toll on the way you read, say a literary novel? You're not alone. While research is showing that <a href="https://theconversation.com/if-you-can-read-this-headline-you-can-read-a-novel-heres-how-to-ignore-your-phone-and-just-do-it-116524?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2015%202020%20-%201508314357&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2015%202020%20-%201508314357+CID_e8ea7d602ec0cb3a7d9d1cd08a2d71a0&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor&amp;utm_term=Judith%20Seaboyer%20explains">reading on screens changes the brain</a> - and not for the better - it's not too late to change. And the solution could be as simple as putting that smart device away.</p>

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