Lifestyle and genetic contributions to cognitive decline and hippocampal structure and function in healthy aging

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 436-446

  Woodard, John L ^a   Sugarman, Michael A ^a   Nielson, Kristy A ^b,c   Smith, J Carson ^c,d   Seidenberg, Michael ^e   Durgerian, Sally ^c   Butts, Alissa ^b   Hantke, Nathan ^b   Lancaster, Melissa ^e   Matthews, Monica A ^e   Rao, Stephen M ^f  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Cognitive activity; Cognitive decline; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Hippocampus; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E EPSILON 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVELY STIMULATING ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84860527408     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512800492477     Document Type: Article

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