When a person reaches adulthood, their brain is the biggest it’ll ever be. As age progresses, human brains tend to shrink a bit from their peak, and that’s something that has been known for some time. However, there’s a significant difference between men and women in terms of brain “age” as we all grow older.
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis explain that women’s brains tend to remain younger than their male counterparts even when both individuals are the same age. But what’s particularly interesting is the scientists were even able to calculate how much older male brains are.
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When it comes to brains, women have one huge advantage that scientists can’t explain originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 9 Feb 2019 at 14:02:39 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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