August 2012
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You VS. Your Favorite Fictional Characters
When you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing your own behavior and thoughts to match that of the character, a new study suggests.
Researchers at Ohio State University examined what happened to people who, while reading a fictional story, found themselves feeling the emotions, thoughts, beliefs and internal responses of...
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“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or...”
– Thomas Merton
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