462-02-013 ISMRM Abstract

Bilingual expertise impacts brain age: region-wise study in bilinguals, translators, and interpreters

Primary: Neuro - Aging

Secondary: Analysis Methods - Classification and Prediction

462-02-013 · Diffusion MRI Neuroscience · Tuesday, 12 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row C

Keywords: Brain age Bilingualism Neuroplasticity FastSurfer T1-weighted Imaging

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Mingshi Chen ^1,2, Michal Korenar^1,2,3, Anouk Schrantee², Henk A Marquering^1,2, Liesbeth Reneman², Matthan W Caan¹

¹Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

²Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

³Department of Dutch Studies, Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Presenting Author: Mingshi Chen

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