男性随着年龄的增长脑萎缩速度快于女性,在额叶及颞叶尤为明显。底特律Herry Ford卫生系统的Edward Coffey与同事用核磁共振为66～99岁的330名健康老人测量脑的体积后发现:随着年龄的增长,男性外周脑脊液增加30％,而女性仅增加1％,外周脑脊液增加是脑萎缩的一种标志。同时在连接额叶及颞叶的外侧裂 Men with brain atrophy rate increases faster than women, especially in the frontal and temporal lobes. Edward Coffey of the Herry Ford Dental System in Detroit and colleagues measured brain volume using a nuclear magnetic resonance of 330 healthy seniors aged 66-99 and found that as they age, men have 30% more peripheral cerebrospinal fluid and only 1% more women, Increased peripheral cerebrospinal fluid is a hallmark of brain atrophy. At the same time in the connection of the frontal and temporal lobes of the lateral fissure