Reading, writing, and reserve: Literacy activities are linked to hippocampal volume and memory in multiple sclerosis
| Autor: | Massimo Filippi, Alessandro Meani, James F. Sumowski, Giancarlo Comi, Victoria M. Leavitt, Gianna C Riccitelli, Maria A. Rocca |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sumowski, Jf, Rocca, Ma, Leavitt, Vm, Riccitelli, G, Meani, A, Comi, Giancarlo, Filippi, Massimo |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Multiple Sclerosis Writing media_common.quotation_subject Hippocampus Article 050105 experimental psychology Literacy Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Leisure Activities 0302 clinical medicine Cognitive Reserve Memory Reading (process) Early adulthood medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences media_common Cognitive reserve Multiple sclerosis 05 social sciences Hobbies Cognition Middle Aged medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging United States Italy Reading Neurology Hippocampal volume Female Neurology (clinical) Psychology Art Music 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 22:1621-1625 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0970 1352-4585 |
| Popis: | Background: Engagement in cognitive leisure activities during early adulthood has been linked to preserved memory and larger hippocampal volume in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: To investigate which specific types of cognitive leisure activities contribute to hippocampal volume and memory. Methods: We investigated links between three types of cognitive activities (Reading-Writing, Art-Music, Games-Hobbies) and (a) hippocampal volume within independent samples of Italian (n=187) and American (n=55) MS patients and (b) memory in subsamples of Italian (n=97) and American (n=53) patients. Results: Reading-Writing was the only predictor of hippocampal volume (rp=.204, p=.002), and the best predictor of memory (rp=.288, p=.001). Conclusions: Findings inform the development of targeted evidence-based enrichment programs aiming to bolster reserve against memory decline. |
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