Obesity and Aging: Consequences for Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 697-709

  Bischof, Gérard N ^a   Park, Denise C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

adult life span; aging; Alzheimer's disease; cognitive and brain function; obesity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIFESPAN; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCAFFOLDING THEORY OF AGING AND COGNITION; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84937003113     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000212     Document Type: Review

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