What nuns can teach us about our memory? More than you think! The religious orders study was a unique, pioneering research project in the US to explore the effects of ageing on the brain, it is considered to be one of the most innovative efforts to answer questions about the risk factors of Alzheimer's disease. This video tells you about the concept of cognitive reserve and why this might be a recipe for successful ageing.

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0:00 Introduction
0:09 What is the religious order study?
0:26 Why nuns?
0:57 How did they study for signs of Alzheimer's?
1:25 What where the results?
1:45 What's going on?!
2:09 Cognitive reserve
2:33 Our brain is like a toolbox
3:02 Take-home message
3:21 The end