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Ksinan AJ, Dalecká A, Court T, Pikhart H, Bobák M. Pulmonary function and trajectories of cognitive decline in aging population. Exp Gerontol 2024; 189:112386. [PMID: 38428543 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND The number of older people with cognitive impairment is increasing worldwide. Impaired lung function might be associated with cognitive decline in older age; however, results from large longitudinal studies are lacking. In this study, we examined the longitudinal associations between pulmonary function and the trajectories of cognitive decline using prospective population-based SHARE data from 14 countries. METHODS The analytic sample included N = 32,049 older adults (Mean age at baseline = 64.76 years). The dependent variable was cognitive performance, measured repeatedly across six waves in three domains: verbal fluency, memory, and numeracy. The main predictor of interest was peak expiratory flow (PEF). The data were analyzed in a multilevel accelerated longitudinal design, with models adjusted for a variety of covariates. RESULTS A lower PEF score was associated with lower cognitive performance for each domain as well as a lower global cognitive score. These associations remained statistically significant after adjusting for all covariates Q4 vs Q1 verbal fluency: unstandardized coefficient B = -3.15; numeracy: B = -0.52; memory: B = -0.64; global cognitive score B = -2.65, all p < .001). However, the PEF score was not found to be associated with the rate of decline for either of the cognitive outcomes. CONCLUSIONS In this large multi-national longitudinal study, the PEF score was independently associated with lower levels of cognitive functions, but it did not predict a future decline. The results suggest that pre-existing differences in lung functions are responsible for variability in cognitive functions and that these differences remained stable across aging.
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- Albert J Ksinan
- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, London, UK
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, London, UK
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Parsons S, McCormick EM. Limitations of two time point data for understanding individual differences in longitudinal modeling - What can difference reveal about change? Dev Cogn Neurosci 2024; 66:101353. [PMID: 38335910 PMCID: PMC10864828 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Emerging neuroimaging studies investigating changes in the brain aim to collect sufficient data points to examine trajectories of change across key developmental periods. Yet, current studies are often constrained by the number of time points available now. We demonstrate that these constraints should be taken seriously and that studies with two time points should focus on particular questions (e.g., group-level or intervention effects), while complex questions of individual differences and investigations into causes and consequences of those differences should be deferred until additional time points can be incorporated into models of change. We generated underlying longitudinal data and fit models with 2, 3, 4, and 5 time points across 1000 samples. While fixed effects could be recovered on average even with few time points, recovery of individual differences was particularly poor for the two time point model, correlating at r = 0.41 with the true individual parameters - meaning these scores share only 16.8% of variance As expected, models with more time points recovered the growth parameter more accurately; yet parameter recovery for the three time point model was still low, correlating around r = 0.57. We argue that preliminary analyses on early subsets of time points in longitudinal analyses should focus on these average or group-level effects and that individual difference questions should be addressed in samples that maximize the number of time points available. We conclude with recommendations for researchers using early time point models, including ideas for preregistration, careful interpretation of 2 time point results, and treating longitudinal analyses as dynamic, where early findings are updated as additional information becomes available.
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- Sam Parsons
- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Methodology & Statistics Department, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Kim J, Barcus R, Lipford ME, Yuan H, Ririe DG, Jung Y, Vlasova RM, Styner M, Nader MA, Whitlow CT. Effects of multiple anesthetic exposures on rhesus macaque brain development: a longitudinal structural MRI analysis. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhad463. [PMID: 38142289 PMCID: PMC10793576 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023] Open
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Concerns about the potential neurotoxic effects of anesthetics on developing brain exist. When making clinical decisions, the timing and dosage of anesthetic exposure are critical factors to consider due to their associated risks. In our study, we investigated the impact of repeated anesthetic exposures on the brain development trajectory of a cohort of rhesus monkeys (n = 26) over their first 2 yr of life, utilizing longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging data. We hypothesized that early or high-dose anesthesia exposure could negatively influence structural brain development. By employing the generalized additive mixed model, we traced the longitudinal trajectories of brain volume, cortical thickness, and white matter integrity. The interaction analysis revealed that age and cumulative anesthetic dose were variably linked to white matter integrity but not to morphometric measures. Early high-dose exposure was associated with increased mean, axial, and radial diffusivities across all white matter regions, compared to late-low-dose exposure. Our findings indicate that early or high-dose anesthesia exposure during infancy disrupts structural brain development in rhesus monkeys. Consequently, the timing of elective surgeries and procedures that require anesthesia for children and pregnant women should be strategically planned to account for the cumulative dose of volatile anesthetics, aiming to minimize the potential risks to brain development.
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- Jeongchul Kim
- Radiology Informatics and Image Processing Laboratory (RIIPL), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Radiology Informatics and Image Processing Laboratory (RIIPL), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Radiology Informatics and Image Processing Laboratory (RIIPL), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Radiology Informatics and Image Processing Laboratory (RIIPL), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Pain Mechanisms Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Center for Research on Substance Use and Addiction, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Radiology Informatics and Image Processing Laboratory (RIIPL), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Center for Research on Substance Use and Addiction, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Roger E, Labache L, Hamlin N, Kruse J, Baciu M, Doucet GE. When Age Tips the Balance: a Dual Mechanism Affecting Hemispheric Specialization for Language. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.04.569978. [PMID: 38106059 PMCID: PMC10723284 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.04.569978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Aging engenders neuroadaptations, generally reducing specificity and selectivity in functional brain responses. Our investigation delves into the functional specialization of brain hemispheres within language-related networks across adulthood. In a cohort of 728 healthy adults spanning ages 18 to 88, we modeled the trajectories of inter-hemispheric asymmetry concerning the principal functional gradient across 37 homotopic regions of interest (hROIs) of an extensive language network, known as the Language-and-Memory Network. Our findings reveal that over two-thirds of Language-and-Memory Network hROIs undergo asymmetry changes with age, falling into two main clusters. The first cluster evolves from left-sided specialization to right-sided tendencies, while the second cluster transitions from right-sided asymmetry to left-hemisphere dominance. These reversed asymmetry shifts manifest around midlife, occurring after age 50, and are associated with poorer language production performance. Our results provide valuable insights into the influence of functional brain asymmetries on language proficiency and present a dynamic perspective on brain plasticity during the typical aging process.
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- Elise Roger
- Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Communication and Aging Lab, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LPNC, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, US
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, 68010, US
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, 68178, US
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, 68010, US
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, 68178, US
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LPNC, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, 68010, US
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, 68178, US
- Center for Pediatric Brain Health, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, 68178, US
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Fjell AM, Sørensen Ø, Wang Y, Amlien IK, Baaré WFC, Bartrés-Faz D, Bertram L, Boraxbekk CJ, Brandmaier AM, Demuth I, Drevon CA, Ebmeier KP, Ghisletta P, Kievit R, Kühn S, Madsen KS, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Sexton CE, Solé-Padullés C, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Wagner G, Watne LO, Walhovd KB. No phenotypic or genotypic evidence for a link between sleep duration and brain atrophy. Nat Hum Behav 2023; 7:2008-2022. [PMID: 37798367 PMCID: PMC10663160 DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01707-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Short sleep is held to cause poorer brain health, but is short sleep associated with higher rates of brain structural decline? Analysing 8,153 longitudinal MRIs from 3,893 healthy adults, we found no evidence for an association between sleep duration and brain atrophy. In contrast, cross-sectional analyses (51,295 observations) showed inverse U-shaped relationships, where a duration of 6.5 (95% confidence interval, (5.7, 7.3)) hours was associated with the thickest cortex and largest volumes relative to intracranial volume. This fits converging evidence from research on mortality, health and cognition that points to roughly seven hours being associated with good health. Genome-wide association analyses suggested that genes associated with longer sleep for below-average sleepers were linked to shorter sleep for above-average sleepers. Mendelian randomization did not yield evidence for causal impacts of sleep on brain structure. The combined results challenge the notion that habitual short sleep causes brain atrophy, suggesting that normal brains promote adequate sleep duration-which is shorter than current recommendations.
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- Anders M Fjell
- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pii Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Lübeck Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (including Division of Lipid Metabolism), Biology of Aging Working Group, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Vitas AS, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- UniDistance Suisse, Brig, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Radiography, Department of Technology, University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Global Brain Health Institute, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pii Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Oslo Delirium Research Group, Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Riley E, Cicero N, Swallow K, De Rosa E, Anderson A. Locus coeruleus neuromelanin accumulation and dissipation across the lifespan. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.10.17.562814. [PMID: 37905002 PMCID: PMC10614878 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.17.562814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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The pigment neuromelanin, produced in the locus coeruleus (LC) as a byproduct of catecholamine synthesis, gives the "blue spot" its name, and both identifies LC neurons and is thought to play an important yet complex role in normal and pathological aging. Using neuromelanin-sensitive T1-weighted turbo spin echo MRI scans we characterized volume and neuromelanin signal intensity in the LC of 96 participants between the ages of 19 and 86. Although LC volume did not change significantly throughout the lifespan, LC neuromelanin signal intensity increased from early adulthood, peaked around age 60 and precipitously declined thereafter. Neuromelanin intensity was greater in the caudal relative to rostral extent and in women relative to men. With regard to function, rostral LC neuromelanin intensity was associated with fluid cognition in older adults (60+) only in those above the 50th percentile of cognitive ability for age. The gradual accumulation of LC neuromelanin across the lifespan, its sudden dissipation in later life, and relation to preserved cognitive function, is consistent with its complex role in normal and pathological aging.
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- Department of Psychology, Cornell University
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Walhovd KB, Lövden M, Fjell AM. Timing of lifespan influences on brain and cognition. Trends Cogn Sci 2023; 27:901-915. [PMID: 37563042 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Modifiable risk and protective factors for boosting brain and cognitive development and preventing neurodegeneration and cognitive decline are embraced in neuroimaging studies. We call for sobriety regarding the timing and quantity of such influences on brain and cognition. Individual differences in the level of brain and cognition, many of which present already at birth and early in development, appear stable, larger, and more pervasive than differences in change across the lifespan. Incorporating early-life factors, including genetics, and investigating both level and change will reduce the risk of ascribing undue importance and causality to proximate factors in adulthood and older age. This has implications for both mechanistic understanding and prevention.
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- Kristine B Walhovd
- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway; Computational Radiology and Artificial Intelligence, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway; Computational Radiology and Artificial Intelligence, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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McCormick EM, Byrne ML, Flournoy JC, Mills KL, Pfeifer JH. The Hitchhiker's guide to longitudinal models: A primer on model selection for repeated-measures methods. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2023; 63:101281. [PMID: 37536082 PMCID: PMC10412784 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Longitudinal data are becoming increasingly available in developmental neuroimaging. To maximize the promise of this wealth of information on how biology, behavior, and cognition change over time, there is a need to incorporate broad and rigorous training in longitudinal methods into the repertoire of developmental neuroscientists. Fortunately, these models have an incredibly rich tradition in the broader developmental sciences that we can draw from. Here, we provide a primer on longitudinal models, written in a beginner-friendly (and slightly irreverent) manner, with a particular focus on selecting among different modeling frameworks (e.g., multilevel versus latent curve models) to build the theoretical model of development a researcher wishes to test. Our aims are three-fold: (1) lay out a heuristic framework for longitudinal model selection, (2) build a repository of references that ground each model in its tradition of methodological development and practical implementation with a focus on connecting researchers to resources outside traditional neuroimaging journals, and (3) provide practical resources in the form of a codebook companion demonstrating how to fit these models. These resources together aim to enhance training for the next generation of developmental neuroscientists by providing a solid foundation for future forays into advanced modeling applications.
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- Ethan M McCormick
- Methodology & Statistics Department, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States; Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia; Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
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Grevet LT, Teixeira DS, Pan PM, Jackowski AP, Zugman A, Miguel EC, Rohde LA, Salum GA. The association between duration of breastfeeding and the trajectory of brain development from childhood to young adulthood: an 8-year longitudinal study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2023:10.1007/s00787-023-02283-9. [PMID: 37650992 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02283-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Breastfeeding has been associated with several short- and long-term health benefits, including positive cognitive and behavioral outcomes. However, the impact of breastfeeding on structural brain development over time remains unclear. We aimed to assess the association between breastfeeding duration in childhood and the developmental trajectory of overall cortical thickness, cortical area, and total intracranial volume during the transition from childhood to early adulthood. Participants included 670 children and adolescents with 1326 MRI scans acquired over 8 years from the Brazilian High-Risk Cohort for Mental Conditions (BHRCS). Breastfeeding was assessed using a questionnaire answered by the parents. Brain measures were estimated using MRI T1-weighted images at three time points, with 3-year intervals. Data were evaluated using generalized additive models adjusted for multiple confounders. We found that a longer breastfeeding duration was directly associated with higher global cortical thickness in the left (edf = 1.0, F = 6.07, p = 0.01) and right (edf = 1.0, F = 4.70, p = 0.03) hemispheres. For the total intracranial volume, we found an interaction between duration of breastfeeding and developmental stage (edf = 1.0, F = 6.81, p = 0.009). No association was found between breastfeeding duration and brain area. Our study suggests that the duration of breastfeeding impacts overall cortical thickness and the development of total brain volume, but not area. This study adds to the evidence on the potential impact of breastfeeding on brain development and provides relevant insights into the mechanisms by which breastfeeding might confer cognitive and mental health benefits.
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- Laura Tietzmann Grevet
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), School of Medicine, Avenida Ipiranga, 6681-Partenon, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90619-900, Brazil.
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (INCT-CNPq), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Iterdisciplinary Lab for Clinical Neurosciences (LiNC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (INCT-CNPq), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Iterdisciplinary Lab for Clinical Neurosciences (LiNC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (INCT-CNPq), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Iterdisciplinary Lab for Clinical Neurosciences (LiNC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (INCT-CNPq), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (INCT-CNPq), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- ADHD Outpatient Program and Developmental Psychiatry Program, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents (INCT-CNPq), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Child Mind Institute, New York, NY, USA
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Fjell AM, Sørensen Ø, Wang Y, Amlien IK, Baaré WFC, Bartrés-Faz D, Boraxbekk CJ, Brandmaier AM, Demuth I, Drevon CA, Ebmeier KP, Ghisletta P, Kievit R, Kühn S, Madsen KS, Nyberg L, Solé-Padullés C, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Wagner G, Watne LO, Walhovd KB. Is Short Sleep Bad for the Brain? Brain Structure and Cognitive Function in Short Sleepers. J Neurosci 2023; 43:5241-5250. [PMID: 37365003 PMCID: PMC10342221 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2330-22.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Many sleep less than recommended without experiencing daytime sleepiness. According to prevailing views, short sleep increases risk of lower brain health and cognitive function. Chronic mild sleep deprivation could cause undetected sleep debt, negatively affecting cognitive function and brain health. However, it is possible that some have less sleep need and are more resistant to negative effects of sleep loss. We investigated this using a cross-sectional and longitudinal sample of 47,029 participants of both sexes (20-89 years) from the Lifebrain consortium, Human Connectome project (HCP) and UK Biobank (UKB), with measures of self-reported sleep, including 51,295 MRIs of the brain and cognitive tests. A total of 740 participants who reported to sleep <6 h did not experience daytime sleepiness or sleep problems/disturbances interfering with falling or staying asleep. These short sleepers showed significantly larger regional brain volumes than both short sleepers with daytime sleepiness and sleep problems (n = 1742) and participants sleeping the recommended 7-8 h (n = 3886). However, both groups of short sleepers showed slightly lower general cognitive function (GCA), 0.16 and 0.19 SDs, respectively. Analyses using accelerometer-estimated sleep duration confirmed the findings, and the associations remained after controlling for body mass index, depression symptoms, income, and education. The results suggest that some people can cope with less sleep without obvious negative associations with brain morphometry and that sleepiness and sleep problems may be more related to brain structural differences than duration. However, the slightly lower performance on tests of general cognitive abilities warrants closer examination in natural settings.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Short habitual sleep is prevalent, with unknown consequences for brain health and cognitive performance. Here, we show that daytime sleepiness and sleep problems are more strongly related to regional brain volumes than sleep duration. However, participants sleeping ≤6 h had slightly lower scores on tests of general cognitive function (GCA). This indicates that sleep need is individual and that sleep duration per se is very weakly if at all related brain health, while daytime sleepiness and sleep problems may show somewhat stronger associations. The association between habitual short sleep and lower scores on tests of general cognitive abilities must be further scrutinized in natural settings.
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- Anders M Fjell
- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
- Computational Radiology and Artificial Intelligence, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR), Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR), Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 907 36 Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology, Umeå University, 907 36 Umeå, Sweden
- Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen (ISMC), Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (including Division of Lipid Metabolism), Biology of Aging working group, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- BCRT - Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Vitas AS, The Science Park, 0349 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of 0372 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
- UniDistance Suisse, 3900 Brig, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR), Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Radiography, Department of Technology, University College Copenhagen, 1799 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 907 36 Umeå, Sweden
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- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Oslo Delirium Research Group, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, 1478, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
- Computational Radiology and Artificial Intelligence, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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Wisch JK, Butt OH, Gordon BA, Schindler SE, Fagan AM, Henson RL, Yang C, Boerwinkle AH, Benzinger TLS, Holtzman DM, Morris JC, Cruchaga C, Ances BM. Proteomic clusters underlie heterogeneity in preclinical Alzheimer's disease progression. Brain 2023; 146:2944-2956. [PMID: 36542469 PMCID: PMC10316757 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Heterogeneity in progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses challenges for both clinical prognosis and clinical trial implementation. Multiple AD-related subtypes have previously been identified, suggesting differences in receptivity to drug interventions. We identified early differences in preclinical AD biomarkers, assessed patterns for developing preclinical AD across the amyloid-tau-(neurodegeneration) [AT(N)] framework, and considered potential sources of difference by analysing the CSF proteome. Participants (n = 10) enrolled in longitudinal studies at the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center completed four or more lumbar punctures. These individuals were cognitively normal at baseline. Cerebrospinal fluid measures of amyloid-β (Aβ)42, phosphorylated tau (pTau181), and neurofilament light chain (NfL) as well as proteomics values were evaluated. Imaging biomarkers, including PET amyloid and tau, and structural MRI, were repeatedly obtained when available. Individuals were staged according to the amyloid-tau-(neurodegeneration) framework. Growth mixture modelling, an unsupervised clustering technique, identified three patterns of biomarker progression as measured by CSF pTau181 and Aβ42. Two groups (AD Biomarker Positive and Intermediate AD Biomarker) showed distinct progression from normal biomarker status to having biomarkers consistent with preclinical AD. A third group (AD Biomarker Negative) did not develop abnormal AD biomarkers over time. Participants grouped by CSF trajectories were re-classified using only proteomic profiles (AUCAD Biomarker Positive versus AD Biomarker Negative = 0.857, AUCAD Biomarker Positive versus Intermediate AD Biomarkers = 0.525, AUCIntermediate AD Biomarkers versus AD Biomarker Negative = 0.952). We highlight heterogeneity in the development of AD biomarkers in cognitively normal individuals. We identified some individuals who became amyloid positive before the age of 50 years. A second group, Intermediate AD Biomarkers, developed elevated CSF ptau181 significantly before becoming amyloid positive. A third group were AD Biomarker Negative over repeated testing. Our results could influence the selection of participants for specific treatments (e.g. amyloid-reducing versus other agents) in clinical trials. CSF proteome analysis highlighted additional non-AT(N) biomarkers for potential therapies, including blood-brain barrier-, vascular-, immune-, and neuroinflammatory-related targets.
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- Julie K Wisch
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Hope Center, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Hope Center, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Hope Center, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Hope Center, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Roe JM, Vidal-Pineiro D, Amlien IK, Pan M, Sneve MH, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Friedrich P, Sha Z, Francks C, Eilertsen EM, Wang Y, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, Westerhausen R. Tracing the development and lifespan change of population-level structural asymmetry in the cerebral cortex. eLife 2023; 12:e84685. [PMID: 37335613 PMCID: PMC10368427 DOI: 10.7554/elife.84685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Cortical asymmetry is a ubiquitous feature of brain organization that is subtly altered in some neurodevelopmental disorders, yet we lack knowledge of how its development proceeds across life in health. Achieving consensus on the precise cortical asymmetries in humans is necessary to uncover the developmental timing of asymmetry and the extent to which it arises through genetic and later influences in childhood. Here, we delineate population-level asymmetry in cortical thickness and surface area vertex-wise in seven datasets and chart asymmetry trajectories longitudinally across life (4-89 years; observations = 3937; 70% longitudinal). We find replicable asymmetry interrelationships, heritability maps, and test asymmetry associations in large-scale data. Cortical asymmetry was robust across datasets. Whereas areal asymmetry is predominantly stable across life, thickness asymmetry grows in childhood and peaks in early adulthood. Areal asymmetry is low-moderately heritable (max h2SNP ~19%) and correlates phenotypically and genetically in specific regions, indicating coordinated development of asymmetries partly through genes. In contrast, thickness asymmetry is globally interrelated across the cortex in a pattern suggesting highly left-lateralized individuals tend towards left-lateralization also in population-level right-asymmetric regions (and vice versa), and exhibits low or absent heritability. We find less areal asymmetry in the most consistently lateralized region in humans associates with subtly lower cognitive ability, and confirm small handedness and sex effects. Results suggest areal asymmetry is developmentally stable and arises early in life through genetic but mainly subject-specific stochastic effects, whereas childhood developmental growth shapes thickness asymmetry and may lead to directional variability of global thickness lateralization in the population.
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- James M Roe
- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Groupe d'Imagerie Neurofonctionnelle, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives-UMR 5293, CNRS, CEA, University of BordeauxBordeauxFrance
- Brian Connectivity and Behaviour Laboratory, Sorbonne UniversityParisFrance
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Centre JülichJülichGermany
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- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for PsycholinguisticsNijmegenNetherlands
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- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for PsycholinguisticsNijmegenNetherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud UniversityNijmegenNetherlands
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical CenterNijmegenNetherlands
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- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- Section for Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of OsloOsloNorway
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Sørensen Ø, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB. Longitudinal Modeling of Age-Dependent Latent Traits with Generalized Additive Latent and Mixed Models. PSYCHOMETRIKA 2023; 88:456-486. [PMID: 36976415 PMCID: PMC10188428 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-023-09910-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
We present generalized additive latent and mixed models (GALAMMs) for analysis of clustered data with responses and latent variables depending smoothly on observed variables. A scalable maximum likelihood estimation algorithm is proposed, utilizing the Laplace approximation, sparse matrix computation, and automatic differentiation. Mixed response types, heteroscedasticity, and crossed random effects are naturally incorporated into the framework. The models developed were motivated by applications in cognitive neuroscience, and two case studies are presented. First, we show how GALAMMs can jointly model the complex lifespan trajectories of episodic memory, working memory, and speed/executive function, measured by the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT), digit span tests, and Stroop tests, respectively. Next, we study the effect of socioeconomic status on brain structure, using data on education and income together with hippocampal volumes estimated by magnetic resonance imaging. By combining semiparametric estimation with latent variable modeling, GALAMMs allow a more realistic representation of how brain and cognition vary across the lifespan, while simultaneously estimating latent traits from measured items. Simulation experiments suggest that model estimates are accurate even with moderate sample sizes.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Nyberg L, Andersson M, Lundquist A, Baaré WFC, Bartrés-Faz D, Bertram L, Boraxbekk CJ, Brandmaier AM, Demnitz N, Drevon CA, Duezel S, Ebmeier KP, Ghisletta P, Henson R, Jensen DEA, Kievit RA, Knights E, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Plachti A, Pudas S, Roe JM, Madsen KS, Solé-Padullés C, Sommerer Y, Suri S, Zsoldos E, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB. Individual differences in brain aging: heterogeneity in cortico-hippocampal but not caudate atrophy rates. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:5075-5081. [PMID: 36197324 PMCID: PMC10151879 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
It is well documented that some brain regions, such as association cortices, caudate, and hippocampus, are particularly prone to age-related atrophy, but it has been hypothesized that there are individual differences in atrophy profiles. Here, we document heterogeneity in regional-atrophy patterns using latent-profile analysis of 1,482 longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging observations. The results supported a 2-group solution reflecting differences in atrophy rates in cortical regions and hippocampus along with comparable caudate atrophy. The higher-atrophy group had the most marked atrophy in hippocampus and also lower episodic memory, and their normal caudate atrophy rate was accompanied by larger baseline volumes. Our findings support and refine models of heterogeneity in brain aging and suggest distinct mechanisms of atrophy in striatal versus hippocampal-cortical systems.
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- Lars Nyberg
- Department of Radiation Sciences (Radiology), Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Statistics, USBE, Umeå University, Umeå S-90187, Sweden
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
- Lübeck Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics (LIGA), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Sciences (Radiology), Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen (ISMC), Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- MSB Medical School Berlin, 14197 Berlin, Germany
- Max Plank UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, 14195 Berlin, Germany, and London, UK
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Vitas AS, Science Park, 0349 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, OX3 7JX Oxford, UK
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
- UniDistance Suisse, 3900 Brig, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES, University of Geneva, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 7EF, England
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, OX3 7JX Oxford, UK
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, University of Oxford, OX3 9DU Oxford, UK
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GD Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 7EF, England
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- Lise Meitner Group for Environmental Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Development & Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max Plank UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, 14195 Berlin, Germany, and London, UK
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, 2650 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Radiography, Department of Technology, University College Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Lübeck Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics (LIGA), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, OX3 7JX Oxford, UK
- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GD Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, OX3 7JX Oxford, UK
- Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GD Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
- Center for Computational Radiology and Artificial Intelligence, Oslo University Hospital, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, University of Oslo, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway
- Center for Computational Radiology and Artificial Intelligence, Oslo University Hospital, 0373 Oslo, Norway
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Liu H, Meng C, Wang Y, Liu X, Li Y, Li Y, Wu J. Multi-spatial scale effects of multidimensional landscape pattern on stream water nitrogen pollution in a subtropical agricultural watershed. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 321:115962. [PMID: 35987057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Multidimensional (coupled land use, soil properties, and topography) landscape effects on stream water nitrogen (N) are complex and scale-dependent. However, studies that identify critical buffer zones that explain large variations in riverine N, and estimate specific thresholds of multidimensional landscape patterns at the class level, result in a sudden changes in riverine N pollution, are still limited. Here, a new multidimensional landscape metric that combined land use, soil properties, and topography effects was applied to various riparian buffer zones and sub-watershed scales, and their relationships to riverine N levels were investigated. We used stream water ammonium-N, nitrate-N, and total-N concentrations datasets, from 2010 to 2017, in the nine subtropical sub-watersheds in China. The results of model selection and model averaging in ordinary least squares regressions, indicated that the riparian buffer zone with widths of 400 m, had more pronounced influence on water NH4-N and TN levels than at other scales. Within the 400 m buffer zone, the key landscape metrics for NH4-N, NO3-N and TN concentrations in stream water were different, and explained up to 43.35%-76.55% (adjusted R2) of the total variation in river N levels. When ENN_MNClass17 below 39-56 m, PDClass8 above 4.63-6.55 n/km2, PLANDClass27 above 23-29%, and CONTIG_MNClass42 below 0.35-0.37% within the 400 m buffer zone, riverine NH4-N and TN would be abruptly increased. This study provided practical ideas for regulation regarding landscape management linked to watershed structure, and identified reference thresholds for multidimensional landscape metrics, which should help reduce riverine N pollution in subtropical China.
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- Huanyao Liu
- College of Resource and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Nerland S, Stokkan TS, Jørgensen KN, Wortinger LA, Richard G, Beck D, van der Meer D, Westlye LT, Andreassen OA, Agartz I, Barth C. A comparison of intracranial volume estimation methods and their cross-sectional and longitudinal associations with age. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:4620-4639. [PMID: 35708198 PMCID: PMC9491281 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Intracranial volume (ICV) is frequently used in volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, both as a covariate and as a variable of interest. Findings of associations between ICV and age have varied, potentially due to differences in ICV estimation methods. Here, we compared five commonly used ICV estimation methods and their associations with age. T1-weighted cross-sectional MRI data was included for 651 healthy individuals recruited through the NORMENT Centre (mean age = 46.1 years, range = 12.0-85.8 years) and 2410 healthy individuals recruited through the UK Biobank study (UKB, mean age = 63.2 years, range = 47.0-80.3 years), where longitudinal data was also available. ICV was estimated with FreeSurfer (eTIV and sbTIV), SPM12, CAT12, and FSL. We found overall high correlations across ICV estimation method, with the lowest observed correlations between FSL and eTIV (r = .87) and between FSL and CAT12 (r = .89). Widespread proportional bias was found, indicating that the agreement between methods varied as a function of head size. Body weight, age, sex, and mean ICV across methods explained the most variance in the differences between ICV estimation methods, indicating possible confounding for some estimation methods. We found both positive and negative cross-sectional associations with age, depending on dataset and ICV estimation method. Longitudinal ICV reductions were found for all ICV estimation methods, with annual percentage change ranging from -0.293% to -0.416%. This convergence of longitudinal results across ICV estimation methods offers strong evidence for age-related ICV reductions in mid- to late adulthood.
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- Stener Nerland
- Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,NORMENT, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,NORMENT, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychiatry, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,NORMENT, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,NORMENT, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,NORMENT, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm Region, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,NORMENT, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Riedel L, van den Heuvel MP, Markett S. Trajectory of rich club properties in structural brain networks. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:4239-4253. [PMID: 35620874 PMCID: PMC9435005 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Many organizational principles of structural brain networks are established before birth and undergo considerable developmental changes afterwards. These include the topologically central hub regions and a densely connected rich club. While several studies have mapped developmental trajectories of brain connectivity and brain network organization across childhood and adolescence, comparatively little is known about subsequent development over the course of the lifespan. Here, we present a cross-sectional analysis of structural brain network development in N = 8066 participants aged 5-80 years. Across all brain regions, structural connectivity strength followed an "inverted-U"-shaped trajectory with vertex in the early 30s. Connectivity strength of hub regions showed a similar trajectory and the identity of hub regions remained stable across all age groups. While connectivity strength declined with advancing age, the organization of hub regions into a rich club did not only remain intact but became more pronounced, presumingly through a selected sparing of relevant connections from age-related connectivity loss. The stability of rich club organization in the face of overall age-related decline is consistent with a "first come, last served" model of neurodevelopment, where the first principles to develop are the last to decline with age. Rich club organization has been shown to be highly beneficial for communicability and higher cognition. A resilient rich club might thus be protective of a functional loss in late adulthood and represent a neural reserve to sustain cognitive functioning in the aging brain.
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- Levin Riedel
- Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Yep R, Smorenburg ML, Riek HC, Calancie OG, Kirkpatrick RH, Perkins JE, Huang J, Coe BC, Brien DC, Munoz DP. Interleaved Pro/Anti-saccade Behavior Across the Lifespan. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:842549. [PMID: 35663573 PMCID: PMC9159803 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.842549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The capacity for inhibitory control is an important cognitive process that undergoes dynamic changes over the course of the lifespan. Robust characterization of this trajectory, considering age continuously and using flexible modeling techniques, is critical to advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms that differ in healthy aging and neurological disease. The interleaved pro/anti-saccade task (IPAST), in which pro- and anti-saccade trials are randomly interleaved within a block, provides a simple and sensitive means of assessing the neural circuitry underlying inhibitory control. We utilized IPAST data collected from a large cross-sectional cohort of normative participants (n = 604, 5–93 years of age), standardized pre-processing protocols, generalized additive modeling, and change point analysis to investigate the effect of age on saccade behavior and identify significant periods of change throughout the lifespan. Maturation of IPAST measures occurred throughout adolescence, while subsequent decline began as early as the mid-20s and continued into old age. Considering pro-saccade correct responses and anti-saccade direction errors made at express (short) and regular (long) latencies was crucial in differentiating developmental and aging processes. We additionally characterized the effect of age on voluntary override time, a novel measure describing the time at which voluntary processes begin to overcome automated processes on anti-saccade trials. Drawing on converging animal neurophysiology, human neuroimaging, and computational modeling literature, we propose potential frontal-parietal and frontal-striatal mechanisms that may mediate the behavioral changes revealed in our analysis. We liken the models presented here to “cognitive growth curves” which have important implications for improved detection of neurological disease states that emerge during vulnerable windows of developing and aging.
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- Rachel Yep
- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Rachel Yep,
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Relationship between cerebrospinal fluid neurodegeneration biomarkers and temporal brain atrophy in cognitively healthy older adults. Neurobiol Aging 2022; 116:80-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Regy M, Dugravot A, Sabia S, Fayosse A, Mangin JF, Chupin M, Fischer C, Bouteloup V, Dufouil C, Chêne G, Paquet C, Hanseeuw B, Singh-Manoux A, Dumurgier J. Association of APOE ε4 with cerebral gray matter volumes in non-demented older adults: the MEMENTO cohort study. Neuroimage 2022; 250:118966. [PMID: 35122970 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.118966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Data on 2,045 non-demented individuals with memory complaints were drawn from the Memento cohort study to examine the association between Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE4) and regional brain gray matter volumes. Linear regression was used to examine the association of APOE4 and measures of regional gray matter volumes in cross-sectional analysis and change therein using longitudinal analyses based on two brain MRI performed at baseline and at two-year follow-up. Overall, in analyses adjusted for age, sex, and intracranial volume, the presence of APOE4 was associated with lower total gray matter volume at baseline and with a higher atrophy rate over the follow-up. The hippocampus and entorhinal cortex were the two gray matter regions most associated with APOE4. Further adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors had little impact on these associations. There was an interaction between age, APOE4 status and total brain volume atrophy rate, with evidence of an earlier age at onset of atrophy in hippocampal volume in APOE4 carriers compared to non-carriers. Those results are in accordance with the role of medial temporal structures in the greater risk of dementia observed in people carrying the APOE4 allele.
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- Melina Regy
- Université de Paris, Inserm U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative diseases, Paris, France; Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium.
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- Université de Paris, Inserm U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative diseases, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Inserm U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative diseases, Paris, France; University College London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Université de Paris, Inserm U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative diseases, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, CATI, NeuroSpin, Baobab, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, CATI, NeuroSpin, Baobab, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, CATI, NeuroSpin, Baobab, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Pôle de Santé publique Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Inserm, UMR 1219, Inserm, CIC1401-EC, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Pôle de Santé publique Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Inserm, UMR 1219, Inserm, CIC1401-EC, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Pôle de Santé publique Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Inserm, UMR 1219, Inserm, CIC1401-EC, Bordeaux, France
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- GHU APHP Nord Université de Paris Lariboisiere - Fernand Widal Paris, France; Université de Paris, INSERMU1144, Paris France
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- Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium; Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Université de Paris, Inserm U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative diseases, Paris, France; University College London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Université de Paris, Inserm U1153, Epidemiology of Ageing and Neurodegenerative diseases, Paris, France; GHU APHP Nord Université de Paris Lariboisiere - Fernand Widal Paris, France
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Xing XX. Globally Aging Cortical Spontaneous Activity Revealed by Multiple Metrics and Frequency Bands Using Resting-State Functional MRI. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:803436. [PMID: 35027890 PMCID: PMC8748263 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.803436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Most existing aging studies using functional MRI (fMRI) are based on cross-sectional data but misinterpreted their findings (i.e., age-related differences) as longitudinal outcomes (i.e., aging-related changes). To delineate aging-related changes the of human cerebral cortex, we employed the resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) data from 24 healthy elders in the PREVENT-AD cohort, obtaining five longitudinal scans per subject. Cortical spontaneous activity is measured globally with three rsfMRI metrics including its amplitude, homogeneity, and homotopy at three different frequency bands (slow-5: 0.02-0.03 Hz, slow-4: 0.03-0.08 Hz, and slow-3 band: 0.08-0.22 Hz). General additive mixed models revealed a universal pattern of the aging-related changes for the global cortical spontaneous activity, indicating increases of these rsfMRI metrics during aging. This aging pattern follows specific frequency and spatial profiles where higher slow bands show more non-linear curves and the amplitude exhibits more extensive and significant aging-related changes than the connectivity. These findings provide strong evidence that cortical spontaneous activity is aging globally, inspiring its clinical utility as neuroimaging markers for neruodegeneration disorders.
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- Xiu-Xia Xing
- Department of Applied Mathematics, College of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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Roe JM, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sørensen Ø, Brandmaier AM, Düzel S, Gonzalez HA, Kievit RA, Knights E, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Park DC, Pudas S, Rundle MM, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, Westerhausen R. Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer's disease. Nat Commun 2021; 12:721. [PMID: 33526780 PMCID: PMC7851164 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21057-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are associated with progressive brain disorganization. Although structural asymmetry is an organizing feature of the cerebral cortex it is unknown whether continuous age- and AD-related cortical degradation alters cortical asymmetry. Here, in multiple longitudinal adult lifespan cohorts we show that higher-order cortical regions exhibiting pronounced asymmetry at age ~20 also show progressive asymmetry-loss across the adult lifespan. Hence, accelerated thinning of the (previously) thicker homotopic hemisphere is a feature of aging. This organizational principle showed high consistency across cohorts in the Lifebrain consortium, and both the topological patterns and temporal dynamics of asymmetry-loss were markedly similar across replicating samples. Asymmetry-change was further accelerated in AD. Results suggest a system-wide dedifferentiation of the adaptive asymmetric organization of heteromodal cortex in aging and AD.
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- James M. Roe
- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.419526.d0000 0000 9859 7917Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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- grid.419526.d0000 0000 9859 7917Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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- grid.5335.00000000121885934MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- grid.5335.00000000121885934MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- grid.419526.d0000 0000 9859 7917Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany ,grid.13648.380000 0001 2180 3484Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- grid.419526.d0000 0000 9859 7917Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany ,grid.4372.20000 0001 2105 1091Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, Berlin, Germany
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.12650.300000 0001 1034 3451Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging and Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Vital Longevity, University of Texas, Dallas, TX USA
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- grid.12650.300000 0001 1034 3451Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging and Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ,grid.55325.340000 0004 0389 8485Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ,grid.55325.340000 0004 0389 8485Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Center for Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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