Marques, PSoares, JMMagalhães, RSantos, NCSousa, N2016-05-042016-05-042015Sci Rep. 2015 Aug 6;5:12812.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/1019Inter-individual heterogeneity is evident in aging; education level is known to contribute for this heterogeneity. Using a cross-sectional study design and network inference applied to resting-state fMRI data, we show that aging was associated with decreased functional connectivity in a large cortical network. On the other hand, education level, as measured by years of formal education, produced an opposite effect on the long-term. These results demonstrate the increased brain efficiency in individuals with higher education level that may mitigate the impact of age on brain functional connectivity.engCórtex CerebralRessonância MagnéticaEscolaridadeMapeamento Cerebraljournal article10.1038/srep12812