Cortical intrinsic timescales

There is 1 paper on cortical intrinsic timescales in aging research: 1 observational study in people. The newest story, Nov 6, 2026: “Older age linked to less persistent human brain activity”.

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“cortical intrinsic timescales shortened from approximately 29 ms in childhood to 9 ms in late adulthood, with the steepest decline occurring before age 30.”
Distinct lifespan trajectories of cortical intrinsic timescales and neural oscillationsbioRxiv2026doi:10.64898/2026.11.04.764097
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intrathalamic inhibition

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  1. intrathalamic inhibition is associated with cortical intrinsic timescales in silico (individualized corticothalamic models).

    “Individualized corticothalamic models linked timescale compression to stronger intrathalamic inhibition”

    In silicoindividualized corticothalamic modelsthalamus

    Older age linked to less persistent human brain activity

    bioRxivPreprint

Age

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  1. Age is associated with cortical intrinsic timescales in humans (approximately 29 ms in childhood to 9 ms in late adulthood).

    “cortical intrinsic timescales shortened from approximately 29 ms in childhood to 9 ms in late adulthood, with the steepest decline occurring before age 30.”

    Humanscerebral cortexn = 1,156

    Older age linked to less persistent human brain activity

    bioRxivPreprint

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Older age linked to less persistent human brain activity

A measure of brain activity’s persistence shortened from about 29 milliseconds in childhood to 9 milliseconds in late adulthood.A measure of brain activity’s persistence shortened from about 29 milliseconds in childhood to 9 milliseconds in late adulthood.

Preprint: cross-sectional study of 1,156 peopleMechanisms