An automated high-resolution in vivo screen in zebrafish to identify chemical regulators of myelination

JJ Early, KLH Marshall-Phelps, JM Williamson, M Swire… - elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Myelinating oligodendrocytes are essential for central nervous system (CNS) formation and
function. Their disruption is implicated in numerous neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric …

[HTML][HTML] Age differentiation within gray matter, white matter, and between memory and white matter in an adult life span cohort

SMM de Mooij, RNA Henson, LJ Waldorp… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
It is well established that brain structures and cognitive functions change across the life
span. A long-standing hypothesis called “age differentiation” additionally posits that the …

More highly myelinated white matter tracts are associated with faster processing speed in healthy adults

S Chopra, M Shaw, T Shaw, PS Sachdev, KJ Anstey… - NeuroImage, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate whether the estimated myelin content of white
matter tracts is predictive of cognitive processing speed and whether such associations are …

Cognitive abilities, brain white matter hyperintensity volume, and structural network connectivity in older age

SJ Wiseman, T Booth, SJ Ritchie, SR Cox… - Human Brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess brain structural connectivity in relation to cognitive abilities in healthy
ageing, and the mediating effects of white matter hyper‐intensity (WMH) volume. Methods …

Ulk4 deficiency leads to hypomyelination in mice

M Liu, P Xu, Z Guan, X Qian, P Dockery, U Fitzgerald… - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Brain nerve fibers are insulated by myelin which is produced by oligodendrocytes. Defects in
myelination are increasingly recognized as a common pathology underlying …

Coupled changes in hippocampal structure and cognitive ability in later life

D Anblagan, MC Valdés Hernández… - Brain and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The hippocampus plays an important role in cognitive abilities which often
decline with advancing age. Methods In a longitudinal study of community‐dwelling adults …

Cooperative contributions of structural and functional connectivity to successful memory in aging

SW Davis, A Szymanski, H Boms, T Fink… - Network …, 2018 - direct.mit.edu
Understanding the precise relation between functional connectivity and structural (white
matter) connectivity and how these relationships account for cognitive changes in older …

Associations between prospective and retrospective subjective memory complaints and neuropsychological performance in older adults: The finger study

L Vaskivuo, L Hokkanen, T Hänninen… - Journal of the …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are among the key concerns in the
elderly, but their role in detecting objective cognitive problems is unclear. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Combining cognitive, genetic, and structural neuroimaging markers to identify individuals with increased dementia risk

NM Payton, G Kalpouzos, D Rizzuto… - Journal of …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Background: Cognitive and biological markers have shown varying degrees of success in
identifying persons who will develop dementia. Objective: To evaluate different …

White matter microstructure and information processing at the completion of chemotherapy-only treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

SJ Darling, C De Luca, V Anderson… - Developmental …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Little is known about white matter microstructure and its role in information processing
abilities of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) early posttreatment …