Trouble Coping with the Unfamiliar as You Age? Blame Your White Matter

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 13:02 in Psychology & Sociology

A brain-mapping study has found that people's ability to make decisions in novel situations decreases with age and is associated with a reduction in the integrity of two specific white-matter pathways.

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