AI in Medicine: What the Smart Tech Can Tell You About Your "Brain Age"

It may be possible to delay your brain from aging. And no, this isn't the beginning of a pitch from an after-hours informercial -- the science behind this concept is surprisingly real. A recent study in Nature Neuroscience merged three fields to make strides in this research: longevity, neuroscience, and machine learning. An algorithm that can predict your brain age from MRI scans. Brain age refers to how well your brain is aging compared to your chronological age. Humans run the gamut in this context; we've all encountered a spry 70-year-old who seemed surprisingly sharp for their age.