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Nun study videos: Studying Alzheimer's - Coggle Diagram
Nun study videos: Studying Alzheimer's
Participants: 600 nuns over the age of 75
Donated autobiographical essays
Lived the same lifestyle
ate from the same kitchen
had same backgrounds
had the same kind of education
haven't been married
never smoked
never drinked alcohol
very committed
after they die, they will donate their brain
researchers examine them
they search for evidence of age-related brain disease
higher grammatical complexity at a younger age
less incidents of clinical dementia
Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia
vocabulary development at a young age can be very helpful
children have to understand the importance of this at a very young age
nuns spend their time
praying
educating
teaching
nuns have to provide detailed records on how they spend their time
tests
physical
genetic
cognitive
unexpected results
1/3 of the tested brains had the signs of Alzheimer's
BUT cognitive tests showed no symptoms
Keeping the brain active protected them from the symptoms