Another incentive to keep learning: the Washington Post discusses a new study finding a five year difference in Alzheimer’s onset between the most and least cognitively enriched groups.
From the article, “that the texture of daily life – what we practice, whom we see, how we fill an idle hour – may leave a measurable imprint on the aging brain”
and for those in midlife: “Reading and writing; having household resources like magazine subscriptions, dictionaries and library cards; visiting a museum.”
And finally, “As long as you are constantly scouring for knowledge and looking to learn, that’s what we see as important here.”