Brain Scans Don't Lie About Age, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Study

8/17/2012 8:01:22 AM

It isn't uncommon for people to pass for ages much older or younger than their years, but researchers have now found that this feature doesn't apply to our brains. The findings reported online on August 16 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, show that sophisticated brain scans can be used to accurately predict age, give or take a year. It's a "carnival trick" that may have deeper implications for both brain science and medicine.

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