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Nine decades after taking a test as 11-year-olds, 90-year-olds in Scotland are still participating in a study to understand brain aging.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Who
Hamish McKenzie, Iain Bruce, Mary Groat, Margaret Dryden, Prof Simon Cox, D'arcy
What
Nine decades after taking a test as 11-year-olds, 90-year-olds in Scotland are still participating in a study to understand brain aging.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:59:26 GMT · 3h 35m ago
Where
Edinburgh, Scotland ·
Why
The study aims to understand how the brain ages and contribute information that could help avoid conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's.
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How this affects you
This long-term study, continuing for 80 years, provides invaluable insights into cognitive aging, showing stability in cognitive scores from childhood to old age and highlighting the cumulative effect of lifestyle factors in maintaining brain health, influencing future generations' understanding and approach to brain health.
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3 events in this thread- Culture & Industry3h 35m agoNinety-year-old participants of the Scottish Mental Survey and the 1936 Lothian Birth Cohort study are continuing to have their brain power measured as part of research into how the brain ages.Open article
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