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Throughout life our brains fine-tune their wiring

February 5, 2014 by

The white matter microstructure, the communication pathways of the brain, continues to develop/mature as one ages. Studies link age-related differences in white matter microstructure to specific cognitive abilities in childhood and adulthood.Most prior studies, however, did not include individuals from the entire life span or evaluated a limited section of white matter tracts.

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