Size of the neocerebellar vermis is associated with cognition in healthy elderly men

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 344-348

  MacLullich, Alasdair M J ^a   Edmond, C Louise ^a   Ferguson, Karen J ^a   Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a   Starr, John M ^a   Seckl, Jonathan R ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebellum; Cognition; Human; Intelligence; MRI; Neocerebellum; Vermis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGING; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS;

EID: 7444261883     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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