Reevaluating the role of education on cognitive decline and brain aging in longitudinal cohorts across 33 Western countries

2025/07/28 by Anders M. Fjell, Ole Røgeberg, Ole Rogeberg +26 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Medicine · #Birth, Development, and Health #Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research #Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

paper · doi:10.1038/s41591-025-03828-y

crossref issued 2025/07/28 · crossref published 2025/07/28 · crossref published-online 2025/07/28 · openalex publication_date 2025/07/28 · crossref created 2025/07/28 · crossref published-print 2025/09/01 · crossref deposited 2025/09/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

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Discussions

• Bottom line: Education predicts better cognitive aging levels, but not slower aging. Policy efforts to improve lifelong cognition might want to target early-life environments, not just adult education [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]