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Do audiobooks provide the exact same cognitive retention and memory benefits as reading traditional printed books for adults over seventy?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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Do audiobooks provide the exact same cognitive retention and memory benefits as reading traditional printed books for adults over seventy?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
audiobook versus print reading comprehension memory older adults age 70 study auditory listening reading cognition retentionGoogle ↗
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reading while listening audiobooks print comprehension memory modality meta-analysis adults older adultsGoogle ↗
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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
audiobook versus print reading comprehension memory older adults age 70 study auditory listening reading cognition retention
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reading while listening audiobooks print comprehension memory modality meta-analysis adults older adults
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—Reason——1x
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