Méadhbh B. Brosnan
Right fronto-parietal networks mediate the neurocognitive benefits of enriched environments
Brosnan, Méadhbh B.; Shalev, Nir; Ramduny, Jivesh; Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.; Chechlacz, Magdalena
Authors
Nir Shalev
Jivesh Ramduny
STAMATIOS SOTIROPOULOS STAMATIOS.SOTIROPOULOS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Computational Neuroimaging
Magdalena Chechlacz
Abstract
Exposure to enriched environments throughout a lifetime, providing so-called reserve, protects against cognitive decline in later years. It has been hypothesized that high levels of alertness necessitated by enriched environments might strengthen the right fronto-parietal networks to facilitate this neurocognitive resilience. We have previously shown that enriched environments offset age-related deficits in selective attention by preserving grey matter within right fronto-parietal regions. Here, using neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging, we examined the relationship between enriched environments, microstructural properties of fronto-parietal white matter association pathways (three branches of the superior longitudinal fasciculus), structural brain health (atrophy), and attention (alertness, orienting and executive control) in a group of older adults. We show that exposure to enriched environments is associated with a lower orientation dispersion index within the right superior longitudinal fasciculus 1 which in turn mediates the relationship between enriched environments and alertness, as well as grey and white matter atrophy. This suggests that enriched environments may induce white matter plasticity (and prevent age-related dispersion of axons) within the right fronto-parietal networks to facilitate the preservation of neurocognitive health in later years.
Citation
Brosnan, M. B., Shalev, N., Ramduny, J., Sotiropoulos, S. N., & Chechlacz, M. (2022). Right fronto-parietal networks mediate the neurocognitive benefits of enriched environments. Brain Communications, 4(2), Article fcac080. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcac080
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 14, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 28, 2022 |
Publication Date | Mar 28, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Feb 23, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2022 |
Journal | Brain Communications |
Electronic ISSN | 2632-1297 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | fcac080 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcac080 |
Keywords | General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Environmental Science |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7504852 |
Publisher URL | https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/4/2/fcac080/6555238 |
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