How old is your brain?

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By Neuroscience Research Theme
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Your birthday tells you your age, but does your brain agree? 

A UCLA-led study from Dr. Arpana Church and colleagues used brain scans to estimate “brain age” in young and middle-aged adults. 

A higher-than-expected brain age was associated with poorer working memory and executive function, as well as differences in gut microbes, suggesting brain aging may be connected to processes throughout the body. 

Read the entire paper: Brain-gut crosstalk associated with brain ageing in young and mid-life adults: a multicohort cross-sectional study