Although it may often feel that aging is a slow and steady slog, scientists are learning that age-related physical changes occur in bursts — akin to growth spurts — at distinct times in our lifetimes.
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What’s true for the body may also be true for the brain. A new study published in Nature Communications found that key structural changes to the brain happen at certain pivotal turning points across the life span.
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“The brain does not develop in a steady, linear pattern across the lifespan. Instead, the way the brain changes fluctuates with age,” says lead study author Alexa Mousley, PhD, a postdoctoral neuroscience researcher at…
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