Associations of an individual's need for cognition with structural brain damage and cognitive functioning/impairment: cross-sectional population-based study.
Lotte S TruinSebastian KöhlerIrene S HegerMartin P J van BoxtelMiranda T SchramWalter H BackesJacobus F A JansenMartien M C J M van DongenNanne K de VriesHein de VriesSimone J P M EussenCoen D A StehouwerMarjolein E de VugtKay DeckersPublished in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2024)
A high need to engage in cognitively stimulating activities is associated with better cognitive functioning and less presence of CSVD and cognitive impairment. This suggests that, in middle-aged individuals, motivation to engage in cognitively stimulating activities may be an opportunity to improve brain health.