Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10455696 Brain and Cognition 2013 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Study entry criteria screened out risks of cerebrovascular disease and incipient AD. ► Transverse relaxation rate or R2 is specifically sensitive to myelin integrity. ► Late-myelinating white matter integrity mediates age association with mental speed. ► Myelin breakdown may be one biological mechanism of age-related cognitive change.
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