Humanity's newest brain gains are most at risk from ageing
Briefly

"Previous studies have shown that regions of the human brain that are the last to mature, such as parts of the frontal lobe, are the first to show signs of ageing, a theory known as 'last in, first out'."
"The results support the important hypothesis that our cortical expansion came at the price of age-related decline, highlighting the evolutionary cost of enhanced cognitive functions in humans."
Read at Nature
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