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Distinct aspects of frontal lobe structure mediate age-related differences in fluid intelligence and multitasking

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Ageing is characterized by declines on a variety of cognitive measures. These declines are often attributed to a general, unitary underlying cause, such as a reduction in executive function owing to atrophy of the prefrontal cortex. However, age-related changes are likely multifactorial, and the relationship between neural changes and cognitive measures is not well-understood. Here we address this in a large (N=567), population-based sample drawn from the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuro...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Author
Publisher:
Springer Nature Publisher's website
Journal:
Nature Communications Journal website
Volume:
5
Article number:
5658
Publication date:
2014-12-18
Acceptance date:
2014-10-24
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2041-1723
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English
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uuid:88ad5d64-d018-41e9-9f43-6251b26ccd26
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pubs:501676
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501676
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2015-03-14

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