The Effects of Age on Cognition and Intelligence Are Related

question 111

Multiple Choice

The effects of age on cognition and intelligence are related, at least in part, to vascular disease that selectively affects the

• A) visual cortex.
• B) level of the neurotransmitter serotonin.
• C) density of brain white matter.
• D) prefrontal brain.

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