Search Results - "RODRIGUE, K. M"

β-Amyloid burden in healthy aging: Regional distribution and cognitive consequences by RODRIGUE, K. M, KENNEDY, K. M, DEVOUS, M. D, RIECK, J. R, HEBRANK, A. C, DIAZ-ARRASTIA, R, MATHEWS, D, PARK, D. C

“…Several lines of evidence suggest that pathologic changes underlying Alzheimer disease (AD) begin years prior to the clinical expression of the disease,…”
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Differential aging of the medial temporal lobe: A study of a five-year change by RAZ, N, RODRIGUE, K. M, HEAD, D, KENNEDY, K. M, ACKER, J. D

“…To test the hypothesis that entorhinal cortex (EC) volume decreases at a slower rate than the hippocampal (HC) volume in healthy adults, and to examine whether…”
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Aging and Longitudinal Change in Perceptual-Motor Skill Acquisition in Healthy Adults by Rodrigue, Karen M., Kennedy, Kristen M., Raz, Naftali

“…Knowledge about aging of perceptual-motor skills is based almost exclusively on cross-sectional studies. We examined age-related changes in the retention of…”
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The role of hippocampal iron concentration and hippocampal volume in age-related differences in memory by Rodrigue, Karen M, Daugherty, Ana M, Haacke, E Mark, Raz, Naftali

“…The goal of this study was to examine the relationships between 2 age-sensitive indices of brain integrity--volume and iron concentration--and the associated…”
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Aging, sexual dimorphism, and hemispheric asymmetry of the cerebral cortex: replicability of regional differences in volume by Raz, Naftali, Gunning-Dixon, Faith, Head, Denise, Rodrigue, Karen M, Williamson, Adrienne, Acker, James D

“…We examined age-, sex-, and hemisphere-related differences in the cerebral cortex. Volumes of the cerebral hemispheres and 13 regions of interest (ROIs) were…”
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Shrinkage of the Entorhinal Cortex over Five Years Predicts Memory Performance in Healthy Adults by Rodrigue, Karen M, Raz, Naftali

“…Lesions in the hippocampus (HC), the entorhinal cortex (EC), and the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are associated with impairment of episodic memory; reduced HC…”
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Hypertension and the Brain: Vulnerability of the Prefrontal Regions and Executive Functions by Raz, Naftali, Rodrigue, Karen M, Acker, James D

“…Untreated hypertension negatively affects brain anatomy and cognitive functions, but the effects of medically treated hypertension are unclear. The authors…”
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Hormone replacement therapy and age-related brain shrinkage: regional effects by Raz, Naftali, Rodrigue, Karen M, Kennedy, Kristen M, Acker, James D

“…Neuroprotective properties of estrogen have been established in animal models, but clinical trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) produced contradictory…”
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Frontostriatal white matter connectivity: age differences and associations with cognition and BOLD modulation by Webb, Christina E., Hoagey, David A., Rodrigue, Karen M., Kennedy, Kristen M.

“…Despite the importance of cortico-striatal circuits to cognition, investigation of age effects on the structural circuitry connecting these regions is limited…”
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Extrahippocampal Contributions to Age Differences in Human Spatial Navigation by Moffat, Scott D., Kennedy, Kristen M., Rodrigue, Karen M., Raz, Naftali

“…The hippocampus (HC) and associated neural structures are hypothesized to contribute to individual differences in human spatial navigation. However, functional…”
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Neuroanatomical Correlates of Fluid Intelligence in Healthy Adults and Persons with Vascular Risk Factors by Raz, Naftali, Lindenberger, Ulman, Ghisletta, Paolo, Rodrigue, Karen M., Kennedy, Kristen M., Acker, James D.

“…The main objective of this study was to examine the effects of regional brain changes on cognitive decline and the modifying influence of vascular risk (VR)…”
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Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers by Raz, Naftali, Lindenberger, Ulman, Rodrigue, Karen M., Kennedy, Kristen M., Head, Denise, Williamson, Adrienne, Dahle, Cheryl, Gerstorf, Denis, Acker, James D.

“…Brain aging research relies mostly on cross-sectional studies, which infer true changes from age differences. We present longitudinal measures of five-year…”
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beta -AMYLOID BURDEN IN HEALTHY AGING: REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND COGNITIVE CONSEQUENCES by Rodrigue, K M, Kennedy, K M, Devous, MD Sr, Rieck, J R, Hebrank, A C, Diaz-Arrastia, R, Mathews, D, Park, D C

“…Objective: Several lines of evidence suggest that pathologic changes underlying Alzheimer disease (AD) begin years prior to the clinical expression of the…”
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Does variability in cognitive performance correlate with frontal brain volume? by Lövdén, Martin, Schmiedek, Florian, Kennedy, Kristen M., Rodrigue, Karen M., Lindenberger, Ulman, Raz, Naftali

“…Little is known about the neural correlates of within-person variability in cognitive performance. We investigated associations between regional brain volumes…”
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Differential Aging of the Human Striatum: Longitudinal Evidence by Raz, Naftali, Rodrigue, Karen M, Kennedy, Kristen M, Head, Denise, Gunning-Dixon, Faith, Acker, James D

“…Information about age-related changes in the striatum comes almost exclusively from cross-sectional studies. We examined age-related differences and…”
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Differential brain shrinkage over 6 months shows limited association with cognitive practice by RAZ, Naftali, SCHMIEDEK, Florian, RODRIGUE, Karen M, KENNEDY, Kristen M, LINDENBERGER, Ulman, LÖVDEN, Martin

“…The brain shrinks with age, but the timing of this process and the extent of its malleability are unclear. We measured changes in regional brain volumes in…”
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Differential age-related changes in the regional metencephalic volumes in humans: a 5-year follow-up by Raz, Naftali, Rodrigue, Karen M, Kennedy, Kristen M, Dahle, Cheryl, Head, Denise, Acker, James D

“…We examined changes in the metencephalon of healthy adults who underwent magnetic resonance imaging twice, 5 years apart. The volumes of the cerebellar…”
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The Teaching of Psychology Course: Prevalence and Content by Buskist, William, Tears, Rachel S, Davis, Stephen F, Rodrigue, Karen M

“…Presents the results of a survey to determine the prevalence and content of courses on teaching of psychology for graduate teaching assistants. Finds that 67…”
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