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Enhancing dentate gyrus function with dietary flavanols improves cognition in older adults

Overview of attention for article published in Nature Neuroscience, October 2014
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Title
Enhancing dentate gyrus function with dietary flavanols improves cognition in older adults
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Nature Neuroscience, October 2014
DOI 10.1038/nn.3850
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Adam M Brickman, Usman A Khan, Frank A Provenzano, Lok-Kin Yeung, Wendy Suzuki, Hagen Schroeter, Melanie Wall, Richard P Sloan, Scott A Small

Abstract

The dentate gyrus (DG) is a region in the hippocampal formation whose function declines in association with human aging and is therefore considered to be a possible source of age-related memory decline. Causal evidence is needed, however, to show that DG-associated memory decline in otherwise healthy elders can be improved by interventions that enhance DG function. We addressed this issue by first using a high-resolution variant of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to map the precise site of age-related DG dysfunction and to develop a cognitive task whose function localized to this anatomical site. Then, in a controlled randomized trial, we applied these tools to study healthy 50-69-year-old subjects who consumed either a high or low cocoa-containing diet for 3 months. A high-flavanol intervention was found to enhance DG function, as measured by fMRI and by cognitive testing. Our findings establish that DG dysfunction is a driver of age-related cognitive decline and suggest non-pharmacological means for its amelioration.

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Country Count As %
Germany 4 <1%
United States 4 <1%
United Kingdom 4 <1%
Spain 3 <1%
Sweden 2 <1%
Israel 1 <1%
Austria 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
Other 3 <1%
Unknown 535 96%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 96 17%
Researcher 92 16%
Student > Master 77 14%
Student > Bachelor 63 11%
Professor 28 5%
Other 99 18%
Unknown 104 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 91 16%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 87 16%
Neuroscience 76 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 49 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 22 4%
Other 101 18%
Unknown 133 24%
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