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1. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Disruption of Large-Scale Brain Systems in Advanced Aging

   Andrews‐Hanna, Snyder, Vincent et al. · Neuron · 2007

   Brain scans of 93 adults aged 18 to 93 suggest that cognitive decline in normal ageing arises from disrupted coordination of large-scale brain systems that support cognition.

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   1. UncheckedIn 93 adults aged 18 to 93, ageing was marked by large drops in the normal functional correlations within two higher-order brain systems.“In 93 adults aged 18 to 93, we demonstrate that aging is characterized by marked reductions in normally present functional correlations within two higher-order brain systems.”
   2. UncheckedIn this study, the links between front and back parts of the brain's default network weakened most severely with age.“Anterior to posterior components within the default network were most severely disrupted with age.”
   3. Unchecked“Furthermore, correlation reductions were severe in older adults free from Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology as determined by amyloid imaging, suggesting that functional disruptions were not the result of AD.”