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Personality may influence brain shrinkage in aging

(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis have found an intriguing possibility that personality and brain aging during the golden years may be linked.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The cerebellum provides clues to the nature of human intelligence

Research suggests that intelligence in humans is controlled by the part of the brain known as the 'cortex', and most theories of age-related cognitive decline focus on cortical dysfunction. However, a new study of Scottish ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0