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How old is your brain, exactly? Brain age may impact dementia risk

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Using polysomnography, researchers found that the difference between a person’s brain age and their chronological age may influence their dementia risk. Image credit: A.J. Schokora/Stocksy
  • Studies looking at the association between sleep patterns and future dementia risk have shown mixed results.
  • A recent study used brain wave patterns recorded by an electroencephalogram (EEG) during a sleep study to estimate the brain age of over 7,000 participants.
  • The study found that having a brain age…

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