Three reasons why reading benefits mental health According to Guillermo García Ribas, Coordinator of the Conduct and Dementia Study Group of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN), "reading is one of the most beneficial activities for health, since it has been shown to stimulate brain activity and strengthen Neural connections. " An active brain not only performs its functions better, but also increases the speed of the response. But in addition, in recent years, there have been many studies that have linked the level of reading and writing with an increase in cognitive reserve.