Extra Year No Brain Protection

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An extra year of education does not protect against brain aging, study finds

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An extra year of education does not protect against brain aging, study finds Unique natural experiment provides insight into the brain.

Researchers at Radboud University medical center were able to determine very precisely what an extra year in school does to the brain in the long term.

To their surprise, they found no effect on brain structure and no protective benefit.

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