How old is your brain?

Nine To Noon

English - October 22, 2019 22:50 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Science correspondent Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to discuss whether your brain is aging faster than you. Machine-learning tools can be used in combination with MRI data to predict how well someone's brain is aging. A recent study of 45,000 different brain scans found an interesting relationship between brain age and brain disorders such as dementia and schizophrenia. Malvindar Singh-Bains is a research fellow at the University of Auckland.