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Cognitive reserve impacts on inter-individual variability in resting-state cerebral metabolism in normal aging
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Study at a glance
- Area
- Ageing, Memory & Cognition
- Study type
- Observational study
- Authors
- Eric S
- Journal
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
- Year
- 2012
- Participants
- 74
- Population
- Older adults
An exploratory study of healthy older adults showing that people with more education and verbal ability (greater 'cognitive reserve') had lower resting metabolism in parts of the default mode and attention networks, consistent with more efficient brain function in ageing.