Religious Orders Study

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A decades-long study where Catholic nuns donated their brains for autopsy. Researchers found some nuns had Alzheimer's disease but showed no cognitive deficits due to their active convent lives, demonstrating cognitive reserve.

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A decades-long study where Catholic nuns donated their brains for autopsy. Researchers found some nuns had Alzheimer's disease but showed no cognitive deficits due to their active convent lives, demonstrating cognitive reserve.