Relationship between body mass index and brain volume in healthy adults

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1582-1593

  Gunstad, John ^a   Paul, Robert H ^b   Cohen, Ronald A ^b   Tate, David F ^b   Spitznagel, Mary Beth ^c   Grieve, Stuart ^d   Gordon, Evian ^b,c,e,f  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Brain Resource International Database

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Magnetic resonance imaging; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53949089074     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450701392282     Document Type: Article

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