A former science writer for the Los Angeles Times , he now lives in Juneau, Alaska. The Incredible Shrinking Brain Researchers at the Henry Ford Health System reported recently that the male brain shrinks faster with age than the female brain. By using magnetic resonance imaging, the researchers measured brain size in 330 healthy men and women over the age of 66. Shrinkage was most pronounced around the frontal and temporal lobes which control thinking, planning and memory. The researchers aren't sure what that means, but they think it could have a bearing on the differing losses of function through aging for men and women.
Brain scans reveal why.
ABC News Internet Ventures. Click here for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy applicable to this site.