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Social contact and brain atrophy in elderly – A new link

elderly community brain atrophy Social contact and brain atrophy in elderly – A new link

Traditionally, brain atrophy, or cerebral atrophy – the loss of neurons and the connections have been associated with stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis or infections. Recently, a group of Japanese researchers have established a new link between frequency of social contact and brain atrophy in the . . .

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