Brains of 38 Catholic nuns studied after death

[Andrew49]

Findings: Language skills predict dementia risk

A team from Johns Hopkins University studied the brains of 38 Catholic nuns after death. They found those with good language skills early in life were less likely to have memory problems - even if their brains showed signs of dementia damage. The study appears online in the journal Neurology.

The BBC

[Trmr09]

Now there's a thread title! Being nuns, I'm surprised that there were any brains at all.

[sauntersplash]

Now there's a thread title! Being nuns, I'm surprised that there were any brains at all.

I presume youre referring to the fact that theyre all heart.