Where you live and politics of your society affect how fast your brain ages – Trinity College Dublin scientist

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Study of 161,000 people flags health factors worldwide

Our location substantially affects how fast our brains age. Photo: Getty

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The place where we live and the politics of the society we live in substantially affect how fast our brains age, ­according to a Trinity College Dublin scientist.

It follows a study of 161,000 people across 40 countries, co-led by Agustin Ibanez, who is a professor in global brain health at TCD.