Cardiovascular factors are related to dopamine integrity and cognition in aging.

Nina KaralijaAnders WåhlinJesper EkAnna RieckmannGoran PapenbergAlireza SalamiAndreas M BrandmaierYlva KöhnckeJarkko JohanssonMicael AnderssonJan AxelssonGreger OräddKatrine RiklundMartin LövdénUlman LindenbergerLars BäckmanLars Nyberg

Published in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2019)

Taken together, these findings suggest that reduced cardiovascular health is associated with poorer status for brain variables that are central to age-sensitive cognitive functions, with emphasis on DA integrity.

Keyphrases

white matter
resting state
uric acid
mild cognitive impairment
multiple sclerosis
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
metabolic syndrome
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage