The prefrontal cortex and obesity: a health neuroscience perspective

CJ Lowe, AC Reichelt, PA Hall - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
In the modern obesogenic environment, limiting calorie-dense food consumption is partially
dependent on the capacity of individuals to override visceral reactions to hyperpalatable and …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disease and brain health: Focus on white matter hyperintensities

F Moroni, E Ammirati, MA Rocca, M Filippi… - IJC heart & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diseases affecting the brain contribute to a substantial proportion of morbidity and mortality
in the general population. Conditions such as stroke, dementia and cognitive impairment …

Cognitive deficits and related brain lesions in patients with chronic heart failure

A Frey, R Sell, GA Homola, C Malsch, P Kraft… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to determine the spectrum of brain lesions seen in heart failure
(HF) patients and the extent to which lesion type contributes to cognitive impairment …

Contemplating Alzheimer's disease and the contribution of white matter hyperintensities

AM Brickman - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2013 - Springer
As the older adult segment of the population increases, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has
emerged as a significant public health epidemic. Over the past 3 decades, advances in the …

Role of age-related alterations of the cerebral venous circulation in the pathogenesis of vascular cognitive impairment

GA Fulop, S Tarantini… - American Journal …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
There has been an increasing appreciation of the role of vascular contributions to cognitive
impairment and dementia (VCID) associated with old age. Strong preclinical and …

Atrial fibrillation exacerbates cognitive dysfunction and cerebral perfusion in heart failure

ML Alosco, MB Spitznagel, LH Sweet… - Pacing and clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Heart failure (HF) increases risk for cognitive impairment in part due to the
negative effects of cardiac dysfunction on cerebral perfusion. Atrial fibrillation (AF), an …

Cerebral venous congestion promotes blood-brain barrier disruption and neuroinflammation, impairing cognitive function in mice

GA Fulop, C Ahire, T Csipo, S Tarantini, T Kiss… - Geroscience, 2019 - Springer
Cognitive impairment is one of the most common co-occurring chronic conditions among
elderly heart failure patients (incidence: up to~ 80%); however, the underlying mechanisms …

White matter hyperintensity volume and cerebral perfusion in older individuals with hypertension using arterial spin-labeling

JW Van Dalen, H Mutsaerts, AJ Nederveen… - American Journal of …, 2016 - ajnr.org
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: White matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin
in elderly patients with hypertension may be part of a general cerebral perfusion deficit …

MIND dietary pattern adherence is inversely associated with visceral adiposity and features of metabolic syndrome

TA Holthaus, S Sethi, CN Cannavale, S Aguiñaga… - Nutrition Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of following the Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
(DASH) Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet on metabolic health remains …

Atrial fibrillation: villain or bystander in vascular brain injury

B Freedman, H Kamel, IC Van Gelder… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke are inextricably connected, with classical Virchow
pathophysiology explaining thromboembolism through blood stasis in the fibrillating left …