The study found that men experienced faster rates of structural brain shrinkage than women across more brain regions, with memory- and sensory-related areas such as the hippocampus and parahippocampal regions particularly affected.
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temporal
Main reported comparison of age-related brain volume changes between sexes.
The hippocampus is a brain region involved in memory and thinking and is commonly measured in Alzheimer's research for atrophy (shrinkage).
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neuroanatomy
Hippocampal atrophy is a commonly used imaging marker for neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease studies.
The hippocampus and entorhinal cortex are among the first brain regions affected in Alzheimer's disease.
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neuropathology
Commonly observed pattern of early neurodegenerative change in Alzheimer's disease.