Body mass index and neurocognitive functioning across the adult lifespan

Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-151

  Stanek, Kelly M ^a   Strain, Gladys ^b   Devlin, Michael ^c   Cohen, Ronald ^d,e   Paul, Robert ^f   Crosby, Ross D ^g,h   Mitchell, James E ^g,h   Gunstad, John ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^g NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

ⁱ SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; BMI; Cognitive function; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; LIFESPAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84881001881     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031988     Document Type: Article

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