2023
Association of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Imaging Metrics of Brain Integrity and Functional Connectivity in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years in the US, 2016-2018
Kaltenhauser S, Weber C, Lin H, Mozayan A, Malhotra A, Constable R, Acosta J, Falcone G, Taylor S, Ment L, Sheth K, Payabvash S. Association of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Imaging Metrics of Brain Integrity and Functional Connectivity in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years in the US, 2016-2018. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314193. PMID: 37200030, PMCID: PMC10196880, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexWaist circumferenceBMI z-scoreCross-sectional studyBrain healthCross-sectional analysisFunctional connectivityMass indexMean ageInterval developmentCorpus callosumAssociation of BMIHigher baseline body mass indexBaseline cross-sectional analysisBaseline body mass indexBrain integrityResting-state functional connectivityLongitudinal analysisFuture treatment trialsABCD studyLower microstructural integrityCognitive Development StudyAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyCardiovascular implications
2021
Sex differences in connectivity in the default mode network in healthy aging adults
Ficek B, Horien C, Lacadie C, Shen X, Scheinost D, Constable T, Fredericks C. Sex differences in connectivity in the default mode network in healthy aging adults. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 17 DOI: 10.1002/alz.056050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrinsic connectivity distributionDefault mode networkAlzheimer's diseaseHealthy aging adultsElevated riskAging AdultsLarge cross-sectional studyPosterior default mode networkSex differencesMode networkCross-sectional cohortCross-sectional studyPreclinical Alzheimer's diseaseSymptomatic Alzheimer's diseaseResting-state scansSex-based differencesAnterior nodeAD showDMN connectivityHealthy adultsFunctional MRI dataNormal individualsResults FemalesZ-scoreFunctional connectivity