By Dr. Sushama R. Chaphalkar, PhD. Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Nov 10 2024 Despite assumptions about education's positive influence on brain structure, new findings suggest that even an additional year of schooling doesn't leave a lasting neural footprint. Study:  No effect of additional education on long-term brain structure – a preregistered natural experiment in thousands of individuals . Image Credit: Shutterstock AI / Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in eLife ,