In understanding the role of the neurovascular unit as both a biomarker and target for disease interventions, it is vital to appreciate how the function of different components of this unit change along the vascular tree. The cells of the neurovascular unit together perform an array of vital functions, protecting the brain from circulating toxins […]
Published on February 14, 2022
BackgroundDepression is one of the most prevalent and disturbing non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD), with few dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) features measured in previous studies. Our aim was to investigate the alterations of the dynamics in de novo patients with PD with depression (dPD).MethodsWe performed dFC analysis on the data of resting-state functional MRI […]
Published on February 14, 2022
Brain perfusion declines with aging. Physical exercise represents a low-cost accessible form of intervention to increase cerebral blood flow; however, it remains unclear if exercise-induced amelioration of brain perfusion has any impact on cognition. We aimed to provide a state-of-the art review on this subject. A comprehensive search of the PubMed (MEDLINE) database was performed. […]
Published on February 14, 2022