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

Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.

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ethics.ai (6 August 2026), “Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain,” evidence record 17190, https://ethics.ai/record/17190 (originally published by The Conversation Technology).

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