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Ninety-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.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Who
Hamish McKenzie, Prof Simon Cox, Iain Bruce, Mary Groat, Margaret Dryden, pupils from Boroughmuir High School
What
Ninety-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.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:59:26 GMT · 2h 14m ago
Where
Edinburgh, Scotland ·
Why
The study, initiated in 1947 and resurrected in 2004, aims to understand how the brain ages by tracking participants' cognitive abilities over eight decades.
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This long-running study provides unique data on cognitive ageing, linking childhood intelligence to older age performance and informing future generations about potential strategies to prevent conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's by highlighting the cumulative effect of various factors on brain health.

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    Ninety-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.
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    Ninety-year-old participants of the Scottish Mental Survey, which began in 1947, are still contributing to a University of Edinburgh study on brain ageing.
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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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