Below snippet quoted from article at: https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/health/creativity-socializing-delay-dementia/index.html

“Pursuing creative passions and favorite activities into old age could preserve your mind and stave off dementia, according to a new study in Neurology, a medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Researchers discovered that people who engaged in artistic activities, such as painting, drawing and sculpting, in both middle and old age were 73% less likely to have memory and thinking problems, such as mild cognitive Impairment, that lead to dementia.

The study also revealed that craft-based activities such as sewing, woodworking and ceramics in midlife and old age, were 45% less likely to encounter cognitive issues.

Socializing with others or going to the movies, concerts, book clubs and traveling made the participants 55% less likely to develop MCI. Using a computer later in life also reduced their risk by 53%.

Mayo Clinic’s National Institute on Aging carried the study out over four years and focused on 256 patients who had a median age of 87. These particular patients, within a larger group, didn’t develop cognitive issues over the course of the study.

‘The key to this study is prevention'”

(From: https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/health/creativity-socializing-delay-dementia/index.html)