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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain - The Conversation

Published by The Conversation Africa By Hatim Sharif · 6 August 2026 at 15:35
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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain - The Conversation
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Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.

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