Years ago I read an article in my local newspaper, The West Australian, about a study done on nuns and the journals and/or diaries they kept, looking for clues to detect Alzheimer’s disease. I’ve been searching for any information about this study for a little while this afternoon. Well, I finally found this link, which makes interesting reading. Seems my memory isn’t so good, either. The study was on autobiographical samples the nuns wrote in their youth.
Still, I think the study, and others since, suggest keeping our brains excited by learning new things, writing letters, journal and blog entries …read more