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MRI Scan of a 79-year-old Male Human Brain

Caption: This is an MRI scan of a 79-year-old male human brain. This image shows an extreme amount of brain shrinkage than a a similar scan of a 24-year-old human male.

Credit: John Allen and William Hopkins

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