Mental Activities Help Save MemoryDoing mental activities is helpful. Reading books and writing at any age may save memory,a new31finds.The study was conducted by some American neurologists (##ZJF#È). It_ 32 294people. They were given.33on memory and thinking. They had the tests once a year forsix years. They were also asked to talk about their mental activiti es during childhood in theiryouth, during middle age and at their_ 34 age.Some of those people did mental activities both35and late in 1ife. They had aslower36of decline in memory than the others. The others_37did such activities.Their rate of decline in memory was 48%_ 38Mental activities like reading and writing are great. They__ 39 bring benefits. Weshouldnt_ 40 their effects on our children, ourselves and our parents," said Robert Wilson,lead author of the study.A. earlyE. fasterI. involvedB. testsF. produceJ. neglectC. sel domG. study ,K rateD. taughtH. currentL. really