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  "url": "https://theconversation.com/taxi-drivers-rarely-die-of-alzheimers-how-complex-mental-maps-and-spatial-reasoning-protect-your-brain-286650",
  "title": "Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain",
  "summary": "Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.",
  "authors": "Hatim Sharif, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "environment",
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  "published_at": "2026-08-06T12:35:37.000Z",
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  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/taxi-drivers-rarely-die-of-alzheimers-how-complex-mental-maps-and-spatial-reasoning-protect-your-brain-286650",
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