Also, the older you are the more protective (against depression) it is to have children. |
It is known that the brain shrinks over the course of a person's life, although the exact trajectory is not well understood, and there are huge individual differences. |
Our findings do not support these beliefs. In the present study, we found no relationship between brain shrinkage and education level. |
We found that, on average, men aged 64 years have smaller brains than men aged 60. However, despite this shrinkage, cognitive functions -- like memory, attention and speed of processing -- are unaffected. |