Combining lifestyle risks to disentangle brain structure and functional connectivity differences in older adults

Nora Bittner; Christiane Jockwitz; Thomas W. Mühleisen; Felix Hoffstaedter; Simon B. Eickhoff; Susanne Moebus; Ute J. Bayen; Sven Cichon; Karl Zilles; Katrin Amunts; Svenja Caspers

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08500-x

Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

Combining lifestyle risks to disentangle brain structure and functional connectivity differences in older adults

Nora Bittner,
Christiane Jockwitz,
Thomas W. Mühleisen,
Felix Hoffstaedter,
Simon B. Eickhoff,
Susanne Moebus,
Ute J. Bayen,
Sven Cichon,
Karl Zilles,
Katrin Amunts,
Svenja Caspers

Affiliations

Nora Bittner: Institute of Anatomy I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf
Christiane Jockwitz: Institute of Anatomy I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf
Thomas W. Mühleisen: Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1/INM-7), Research Centre Juelich
Felix Hoffstaedter: Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1/INM-7), Research Centre Juelich
Simon B. Eickhoff: Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1/INM-7), Research Centre Juelich
Susanne Moebus: Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Duisburg-Essen
Ute J. Bayen: Mathematical and Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf
Sven Cichon: Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1/INM-7), Research Centre Juelich
Karl Zilles: Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1/INM-7), Research Centre Juelich
Katrin Amunts: Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1/INM-7), Research Centre Juelich
Svenja Caspers: Institute of Anatomy I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08500-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Lifestyle factors such as smoking and exercise contribute to the health of the brain during aging, but previous studies have focused on the effects of single lifestyle variables. Here, the authors examine the combined and individual effects of four lifestyle variables on brain structure and function.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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