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Researchers shed new light on how the brain ages – News-Medical.Net
Parts of the brain decline faster from age 30, researchers at the University of Oslo find. These brain changes are accelerated in people with Alzheimer’s disease….
Parts of the brain decline faster from age 30, researchers at the University of Oslo find. These brain changes are accelerated in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Cortical asymmetry serves a purpose
The researchers were specifically interested in the cerebral cortex because thinning in this part of the brain has been linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. It is the outermost layer of the brain – a thin sheet of “grey matter” – essential for higher-order cognitive functioning such as…
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