2022
Sex differences in default mode network connectivity in healthy aging adults
Ficek-Tani B, Horien C, Ju S, Xu W, Li N, Lacadie C, Shen X, Scheinost D, Constable T, Fredericks C. Sex differences in default mode network connectivity in healthy aging adults. Cerebral Cortex 2022, 33: 6139-6151. PMID: 36563018, PMCID: PMC10183749, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkPreclinical Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseSex differencesBrain connectivity changesDefault mode network connectivityIntrinsic connectivity distributionSeed-based analysisMode network connectivityMedial prefrontal cortexPosterior DMN nodesHealthy aging adultsImpact of sexLifetime riskDMN connectivityWhole brainPosterior cingulateDMN nodesSignificant sex differencesPrefrontal cortexConnectivity changesAging AdultsHealthy participantsDMN functionMode networkA functional connectome signature of blood pressure in >30 000 participants from the UK biobank.
Jiang R, Calhoun VD, Noble S, Sui J, Liang Q, Qi S, Scheinost D. A functional connectome signature of blood pressure in >30 000 participants from the UK biobank. Cardiovascular Research 2022, 119: 1427-1440. PMID: 35875865, PMCID: PMC10262183, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureBP levelsSystolic/diastolic blood pressurePrevalent modifiable risk factorFunctional connectivityMeaningful blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureElevated blood pressureModifiable risk factorsBody mass indexWhole-brain functional connectivityCentral autonomic networkAnterior cingulate cortexAntihypertensive medicationsMass indexMultiple confoundersPulse pressureRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseIrreversible structural damageMedicated participantsMedication statusCingulate cortexCognitive declineAlzheimer's disease
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