Elevated body mass in National Football League players linked to cognitive impairment and decreased prefrontal cortex and temporal pole activity

Obesity is a risk factor for neurodegenerative disease and has been shown to adversely affect cognitive function. Professional athletes who participate in sports, which expose them to repetitive concussions, may be at heightened risk for cognitive impairment. Here, we investigated the effects of bod...

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Autores principales: Willeumier, K, Taylor, D V, Amen, D G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22832730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2011.67

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22832730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2011.67

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