Increased perceived stress is related to decreased prefrontal cortex volumes among older adults

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 313-325

  Moreno, Georgina L ^a   Bruss, Joel ^b   Denburg, Natalie L ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain; Chronic stress; Prefrontal cortex; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE; VERY ELDERLY; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84987629914     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2016.1225006     Document Type: Article

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