Epigenetic and brain age across development: Performance and associations in the MIND consortium
Marlene Staginnus, Vilte Baltramonaityte, Isabel K. Schuurmans, Sarina Abrishamcar, Martin Bauer, Sintia Iole Belangero, Elisabeth B. Binder, Rodrigo A. Bressan, Sybil Alexandra Burt, Claudia Buß, Shi Yu Chan, Valentine Chirokoff, Shaunna Clark, H. Valerie Curran, Darina Czamara, , Esther Walton
Across 15 cohorts (birth to 24 years), 20 epigenetic clocks and eight brain age models predicted chronological age modestly, stabilizing by middle childhood; their age residuals were weakly associated.
bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience✦ In-depth digest