Reorganization of brain networks in aging and age-related diseases

Aging and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-193

  Sun, Junfeng ^a   Tong, Shanbao ^a   Yang, Guo Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain network; Connectivity; Functional; Neuroimaging; Small world; Structural

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875349122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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