David Madden Quotes on Mind (2 Quotes)

We feel that results of our tests represent an important first step understanding the complex relationships between aging, brain structure and cognitive performance. The brain can be very plastic in how it re-directs pathways and functions in response to circumstances.

Based on past studies, we expected greater activation in the frontal and parietal regions in the older adults, especially when top-down attention was required. We also hypothesized that an age-related related decline in the white matter integrity in the frontal part of the brain would correlate with changes in gray matter activation.