Basal forebrain cholinergic system in the dementias: Vulnerability, resilience, and resistance

C Geula, SR Dunlop, I Ayala, AS Kawles… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The basal forebrain cholinergic neurons (BFCN) provide the primary source of cholinergic
innervation of the human cerebral cortex. They are involved in the cognitive processes of …

[HTML][HTML] Improving anti-neurodegenerative benefits of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease: are irreversible inhibitors the future?

DE Moss - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Decades of research have produced no effective method to prevent, delay the onset, or slow
the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In contrast to these failures …

[HTML][HTML] Brain structure and phenotypic profile of superagers compared with age-matched older adults: a longitudinal analysis from the Vallecas Project

M Garo-Pascual, C Gaser, L Zhang, J Tohka… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
Background Cognitive abilities, particularly memory, normally decline with age. However,
some individuals, often designated as superagers, can reach late life with the memory …

[HTML][HTML] Tebuconazole alters morphological, behavioral and neurochemical parameters in larvae and adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)

S Altenhofen, DD Nabinger, MT Wiprich, TCB Pereira… - Chemosphere, 2017‏ - Elsevier
In this study, we evaluated the effects of tebuconazole on morphology and exploratory
larvae behavior and adult locomotion. Furthermore, we analyzed the effects of this fungicide …

Understanding brain resilience in superagers: a systematic review

LL De Godoy, CAPF Alves, JSM Saavedra… - Neuroradiology, 2021‏ - Springer
Purpose Superagers are older adults presenting excellent memory performance that may
reflect resilience to the conventional pathways of aging. Our contribution aims to shape the …

Cognitively high-performing oldest old individuals are physically active and have strong motor skills–A study of the Danish 1905 and 1915 birth cohorts

M Hermansen, M Nygaard, Q Tan, B Jeune… - Archives of gerontology …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Preserving cognitive function with age or super-aging greatly contributes to successful
aging. Super-aging nonagenarians born in Denmark in either year 1905 or 1915 were …

Integrity of neuronal size in the entorhinal cortex is a biological substrate of exceptional cognitive aging

C Nassif, A Kawles, I Ayala, G Minogue… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - jneurosci.org
Average aging is associated with a gradual decline of memory capacity. SuperAgers are
humans≥ 80 years of age who show exceptional episodic memory at least as good as …

Walnut oil prevents scopolamine-induced memory dysfunction in a mouse model

J Liao, Y Nai, L Feng, Y Chen, M Li, H Xu - Molecules, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
For thousands of years, it has been widely believed that walnut is a kind of nut that has
benefits for the human body. Walnut oil, accounting for about 70% of walnut, mainly consists …

Xanomeline restores endogenous nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling in mouse prefrontal cortex

SK Power, S Venkatesan, EK Lambe - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023‏ - nature.com
Cholinergic synapses in prefrontal cortex are vital for attention, but this modulatory system
undergoes substantial pre-and post-synaptic alterations during adulthood. To examine the …