Differences between chronological and brain age are related to education and self-reported physical activity

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 138-144

  Steffener, Jason ^a,b   Habeck, Christian ^c   O'Shea, Deirdre ^c,d   Razlighi, Qolamreza ^c   Bherer, Louis ^a,b   Stern, Yaakov ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain age; Education; Gray matter volume; Healthy aging; Lifestyle; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN AGE; BRAIN SIZE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; AGING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EXERCISE; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960359234     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.01.014     Document Type: Article

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