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>>10573844
>how are they measuring cognition in the study if not iq? they are correlating iq's relation to structural damages in the brain, no?
Even if you don't agree that IQ is an indicator of intelligence, the metadata speaks for itself.
If you had a lower IQ, according to the test the decline in the measured functions was greater than if you had a higher IQ. Also they found genetic markers that where significantly correlated with the decline.
Nevertheless, pic related is how they measure cognition. If you don't think this is a proper way to measure it, then you might as well exclude the word cognition from your vocabulary.