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July 30, 2025 • 3 mins

📢 New insights on education & brain aging! 🧠📉

 

A mega-analysis across 33 countries (170K+ participants, 15K+ MRIs) shows 📚 higher education boosts baseline memory—but doesn’t slow brain aging or cognitive decline over time. ❌🧓

 

âś… Early-life traits (like childhood cognition & environment) drive the advantage.

 

🔗 Education matters—but not in the way we thought.

Full story: “Reevaluating the role of education on cognitive decline and brain aging” in Nature Medicine 🧬🌍

 

#CognitiveHealth #BrainAging #LifelongLearning #Neuroscience #Education #DementiaPrevention #NatureMedicine

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