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The difference between chronological age and life's effect on the brain is called a brain age gap.

Chronic pain and stress contribute to accelerated brain aging.

Protective factors can counteract negative impacts of pain and socioenvironmental risks.

The fact that you’re 42 or 65 or 81 doesn’t mean your brain is the same age. Your life experiences and what you do with them can make your brain act anything but its age — appearing to be and functioning as if it’s either younger or older.

The difference between chronological reality and the effect of life on the brain is called a brain age gap. And most people do not realize how much control they have over it, according to researchers from the University of Florida, who found that lots of factors are linked to healthier — or l

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