Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 510-517.e2 , March 2012

Brain iron deposits are associated with general cognitive ability and cognitive aging

  • Lars Penke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • SINAPSE Collaboration, SFC Brain Imaging Research Centre, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • These authors contributed equally to the work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 131 6508482; fax: +44 131 6511771
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  • Maria C. Valdés Hernandéz

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • These authors contributed equally to the work.
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  • Susana Muñoz Maniega

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • SINAPSE Collaboration, SFC Brain Imaging Research Centre, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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  • Alan J. Gow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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  • Catherine Murray

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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  • John M. Starr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Geriatric Medicine Unit, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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  • Mark E. Bastin

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • SINAPSE Collaboration, SFC Brain Imaging Research Centre, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Department of Medical and Radiological Sciences (Medical Physics), The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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  • Ian J. Deary

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • SINAPSE Collaboration, SFC Brain Imaging Research Centre, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • These authors contributed equally to the work.
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  • Joanna M. Wardlaw

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • SINAPSE Collaboration, SFC Brain Imaging Research Centre, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • These authors contributed equally to the work.

Received 20 November 2009 ,Revised 26 March 2010 ,Accepted 27 April 2010.

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PII: S0197-4580(10)00207-1

doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.04.032

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 510-517.e2 , March 2012

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