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Feeling young could mean your brain is ageing more slowly

A recent study has found that subjective age may reflect brain ageing. Using MRI brain scans, researchers found that elderly people who feel younger than their age show fewer signs of brain ageing, compared with those who feel their age or older than their age.

A recent study has found that subjective age may reflect brain ageing. Using MRI brain scans, researchers found that elderly people who feel younger than their age show fewer signs of brain ageing, compared with those who feel their age or older than their age. Published in open-access journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, this study is the first to find a link between subjective age and brain ageing. The results suggest that elderly people who feel older than their age should consider caring for their brain health. How old we feel, which is called our subjective age, also varies between people- with

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