Associations of an individual's need for cognition with structural brain damage and cognitive functioning/impairment: cross-sectional population-based study

CONCLUSIONS: A high need to engage in cognitively stimulating activities is associated with better cognitive functioning and less presence of CSVD and cognitive impairment. This suggests that, in middle-aged individuals, motivation to engage in cognitively stimulating activities may be an opportunity to improve brain health.PMID:38105553 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.2023.159

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - December 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lotte S Truin Sebastian K öhler Irene S Heger Martin P J van Boxtel Miranda T Schram Walter H Backes Jacobus F A Jansen Martien M C J M van Dongen Nanne K de Vries Hein de Vries Simone J P M Eussen Coen D A Stehouwer Marjolein E de Vugt Kay Deckers Source Type: research