Maximum (prior) brain size, not atrophy, correlates with cognition in community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional neuroimaging study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Brain size is associated with cognitive ability in adulthood (correlation ~ .3), but few studies have investigated the relationship in normal ageing, particularly beyond age 75 years. With age both brain size and fluid-type intellige...

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Main Authors: Deary Ian J, Rivers Carly S, Shenkin Susan D, Starr John M, Wardlaw Joanna M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/9/12