Cognitive performance and structural brain correlates in long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid exposed and nonexposed weightlifters.
Astrid BjørnebekkLars T WestlyeKristine B WalhovdMarie L JørstadØyvind Ø SundsethAnders M FjellPublished in: Neuropsychology (2019)
Prolonged high-dose AAS use is associated with poorer cognitive function across multiple domains, and the observed regional associations between cortical brain morphometry and memory and working memory performance may suggest differential brain-based mechanisms. The public, health care professionals, and policymakers should be aware that use of AAS in large doses potentially could lead to poorer brain health and cognition. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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