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He ate and drank the precious words,
His spirit grew robust;
He knew no more that he was poor,
Nor that his frame was dust.
He danced along the dingy days,
And this bequest of wings
Was but a book. What liberty
A soaring spirit brings!
–Emily Dickinson
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Well, we knew that for a long time now. The greater your reading and writing activity as measured by complexity, the greater your cognitive reserve and protection from symptomatic AD (i.e. you may still get the disease, but you will continue to function fine mentally through cognitive reserve). For those interested, look up the french nun study.
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