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A common brain network links development, aging, and vulnerability to disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Dec 2014
Douaud Gwenaëlle, Groves Adrian R, Tamnes Christian K, Westlye Lars Tjelta, Duff Eugene P, Engvig Andreas, Walhovd Kristine B, James Anthony, Gass Achim, Monsch Andreas U, Matthews Paul M, Fjell Anders M, Smith Stephen M, Johansen-Berg Heidi
Abstract excerpt
Several theories link processes of development and aging in humans. In neuroscience, one model posits for instance that healthy age-related brain degeneration mirrors development, with the areas of the brain thought to develop later also degenerating earlier. However, intrinsic evidence for such a link between healthy aging and development in brain structure remains elusive. Here, we show that a data-driven...
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