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Open AccessSelf-reported and accelerometer-based assessment of physical activity in older adults: results from the Berlin Aging Study II
Physical activity (PA) has a substantial impact on health and mortality. Besides questionnaires that rely on subjective assessment of activity levels, accelerometers can help to objectify an individual’s PA. I...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer’s disease
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Open AccessAsymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer’s disease
Aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are associated with progressive brain disorganization. Although structural asymmetry is an organizing feature of the cerebral cortex it is unknown whether continuous age- and...
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Open AccessRelationship between Lipoprotein (a) and cognitive function – Results from the Berlin Aging Study II
It has been suggested that an age-related loss of cognitive function might be driven by atherosclerotic effects associated with altered lipid patterns. However, the relationship between Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)]...
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Open AccessStructural Brain Correlates of Loneliness among Older Adults
Ample evidence indicates that loneliness in old age is associated with poor bodily and mental health. However, little is known about structural cerebral correlates of loneliness in healthy older adults. We exa...
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Open AccessIn search of features that constitute an “enriched environment” in humans: Associations between geographical properties and brain structure
Enriched environments elicit brain plasticity in animals. In humans it is unclear which environment is enriching. Living in a city has been associated with increased amygdala activity in a stress paradigm, and...