A new study says that reading and writing can preserve brains of older people and insure them against deterioration as they age. Konstantinos Arfanakis and colleagues from Rush University Medical Centre and Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago examined the effect of late-life cognitive activity on the brain's white matter composed of nerve fibres or axons that transmit information through the brain. Previous research unlike that of Arfanakis had linked late-life cognitive activity with better mental sharpness according to a statement from Rush University and Illinois Institute. ‘Reading the newspaper writing letters visiting a library attending a play or playing games such
