Discovering the benefits of becoming

New research shows that reading, writing and participating in brain stimulation activities can benefit memory.

Newly published on the online version of Neurology® - a medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, the new study makes a judgment about whether "nerd" people often read or write. Able to store better memory.

Conducted by Dr. Robert S. Wilson from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the study is based on a survey of 294 elderly people. They were given survey tests to measure memory each year for 6 years before they died.

After they died, their brains were examined by autopsy to find evidence of clinical signs of dementia.

Research shows that people in the survey process have intellectual activities such as reading, writing . there is a slower rate of memory decline than those who do not participate in these activities.

The results help Wilson make the judgment: "We should not underestimate the effects of everyday activities such as reading and writing" . or even becoming "bookworms" to help slow memory decline.