"‘When we “get lost” in a good book, we’re doing more than simply following a story. Imagining what’s happening is as good at activating the brain as “doing” it.’
New MRI scanning techniques now enable science to prove this. In 2009, an American brain-imaging study showed that when we read and imagine the landscapes, sounds, smells and tastes described on the page, the various areas of the brain that are used to process these experiences in real life are activated, creating new neural pathways.
In other words, our brains simulate real experiences, just as if we were living them ourselves.
This doesn’t happen when we’re watching TV or playing a computer game."
More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2193496/Getting-lost-good-book-help-healthy.html
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