2024
The effects of genetic and modifiable risk factors on brain regions vulnerable to ageing and disease
Manuello J, Min J, McCarthy P, Alfaro-Almagro F, Lee S, Smith S, Elliott L, Winkler A, Douaud G. The effects of genetic and modifiable risk factors on brain regions vulnerable to ageing and disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2576. PMID: 38538590, PMCID: PMC10973379, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46344-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsRisk factorsBrain networksUK Biobank participantsTraffic-related air pollutionAlcohol intake frequencyBrain regionsGenome-wide associationBiobank participantsHigher-order brain regionsIntake frequencyXg blood groupEffects of ageCardiovascular deathGenetic influencesUnique contributionsNitrogen dioxideSchizophreniaBrainAgeAir pollutionAlzheimer's diseaseParkinson's diseaseSexAssociation
2012
Default mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers
Patel KT, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Winkler AM, Hawkins KA, Skudlarski P, Bauer LO. Default mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2012, 7: 60-67. PMID: 23011382, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9187-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyApolipoprotein E4BrainData Interpretation, StatisticalDepressionDiffusion Tensor ImagingDNAFemaleGenotypeHeterozygoteHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntelligence TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetNeuropsychological TestsPrincipal Component AnalysisSmokingWechsler ScalesConceptsAPOE4 carriersMagnetic resonance imagingAlzheimer's diseaseFractional anisotropyFunctional MRI abnormalitiesUnderlying neuropathologic changesWhite matter fractional anisotropyWhite matter changesDefault mode network connectivityDefault mode network activityGenetic risk factorsMode network connectivityMiddle-aged adultsWhite matter integrityMRI abnormalitiesNeuropathologic changesRisk factorsApolipoprotein EMatter changesCognitive declineResonance imagingOlder ageFunctional connectivityGenetic riskDMN regions