Episode 2 | Nuns and the Aging Brain
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 37s
A study of nuns’ brains shows us how to best protect our brains as we age.
A study of nuns’ brains produces an unexpected revelation. A third of the brains tested at autopsy showed signs of Alzheimer’s but cognitive tests had revealed that the brain owners had shown no symptoms of this terrible disease. What was going on?
Episode 2 | Nuns and the Aging Brain
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 37s
A study of nuns’ brains produces an unexpected revelation. A third of the brains tested at autopsy showed signs of Alzheimer’s but cognitive tests had revealed that the brain owners had shown no symptoms of this terrible disease. What was going on?
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