Research from the Religious Order Study, which examined Catholic nuns who donated their brains for autopsy, reveals that social engagement and mental stimulation can protect cognitive function even when brain tissue shows Alzheimer's pathology. The nuns who lived in convents, engaged in social challenges, conflicts, games, chores, and responsibilities maintained cognitive function despite having physically degenerating brain tissue, demonstrating that social connection acts as a protective factor for brain health.
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Why Social Connection is the Ultimate Brain Medicine | The Human Ecosystem #Truth #healthyfoodAjouté :
There's a study that's been going on for for decades now called the Religious Order Study where a bunch of Catholic nuns agreed to donate their brains for autopsy when they passed away. What the researchers discovered when they look at the brain carefully is that some fraction of these nuns had Alzheimer's disease. Their brains were physically degenerating with the ravages of of this dementia, but they didn't show any of the cognitive deficits that one normally has. They didn't seem to be having memory problems and so on. It turns out it's because all these nuns lived in these convents till the day they died.
They had social challenges and they had fights with their fellow sisters and they played games with their fellow sisters and they were they had chores and responsibilities and they were doing stuff. What that means is even as the tissue, the brain tissue was physically degenerating, they were making new roadways and bridges all the
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