Brain Connections Developed Last Go Away First

July 12, 2004

Using a new MRI analysis technique to examine myelin sheaths that insulate the brain's wiring, a new study reports as people age, neural connections that develop last degenerate first. The computer-based analysis method is unique in its ability to examine specific brain structures in living people at millimeter resolution. The study offers new insights into the role of myelin in brain aging and its contribution to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. In addition, the success of the MRI...

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