Association of Social Engagement with Brain Volumes Assessed by Structural MRI

We tested the hypothesis that social engagement is associated with larger brain volumes in a cohort study of 348 older male former lead manufacturing workers (𝑛=305) and population-based controls (𝑛=43), age 48 to 82. Social engagement was measured using a summary scale derived from confirmatory fac...

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Main Authors: Bryan D. James, Thomas A. Glass, Brian Caffo, Jennifer F. Bobb, Christos Davatzikos, David Yousem, Brian S. Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/512714
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