2022
Shared brain and genetic architectures between mental health and physical activity
Zhang W, Paul S, Winkler A, Bogdan R, Bijsterbosch J. Shared brain and genetic architectures between mental health and physical activity. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 428. PMID: 36192376, PMCID: PMC9530213, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02172-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityMental healthConnectivity strengthPhysical activity measuresSelf-reported mental health measuresMental health measuresPhysical activity modelBrain network architectureLatent causal variable analysisAccelerometer-derived measuresHealth measuresActivity measuresBeneficial effectsBiological correlatesUK BiobankCausal relationshipBrain mechanismsNeural correlatesHealthLinkage disequilibrium score regressionSimilar loading patternsBrainPutative causal relationshipDisequilibrium score regressionForms of psychopathology
2020
The effects of an aerobic training intervention on cognition, grey matter volumes and white matter microstructure
Sexton C, Betts J, Dennis A, Doherty A, Leeson P, Holloway C, Dall'Armellina E, Winkler A, Demnitz N, Wassenaar T, Dawes H, Johansen-Berg H. The effects of an aerobic training intervention on cognition, grey matter volumes and white matter microstructure. Physiology & Behavior 2020, 223: 112923. PMID: 32474233, PMCID: PMC7378567, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAerobic training programGray matter volumeCardiorespiratory fitnessMatter volumeMagnetic resonance imaging outcomesSpecific high-risk populationsBrain structuresOlder adultsAerobic training interventionHigh-risk populationStructural MRI analysisTract-based spatial statisticsVoxel-based morphometryVoxel-wise assessmentWaitlist control conditionHealthy older adultsWhite matter microstructureImaging outcomesHippocampal volumeObservational studyPhysical activityReduced riskCognitive declineMax testingMore encouraging results