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In the US, taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s — how mental maps protect the brain
In a 2024 study, roughly 1 in 100 taxi and ambulance drivers died of Alzheimer’s, compared with 1 in 60 people overall. The probable reason? The continuous real-time mental navigation the drivers experience.