According to research recently reported in the medical journal Neurology, people with mentally taxing jobs may end up having better memory in old age.
A study of more than 1,000 Scottish 70-year-olds found that those who had had complex jobs scored better on memory and thinking tests.
One theory is a more stimulating environment helps build up a "cognitive reserve" to help buffer the brain against age-related decline.
I wonder is playing Words with Friends counts as mentally taxing.
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