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Language Network Shows Few Age Differences in MIT-Brain Study
An MIT-Boston University brain-imaging study found that language-network activity was nearly identical in adults ages 17 to 39 and 41 to 80. The same participants showed age-related differences in the multiple demand network, which supports executive functions such as working memory, attention, and decision-making. The study did not directly test language ability.
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