Curiosity-Based Interventions Increase Everyday Functioning Score But Not Serum BDNF Levels in a Cohort of Healthy Older Adults

An enriched environment is effective in stimulating learning and memory in animal models as well as in humans. Environmental enrichment increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in aged rats and reduces levels of Alzheimer-related proteins in the blood, including amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides and...

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Main Authors: Allison N. Grossberg, Brianne M. Bettcher, Kim A. Gorgens, Aurélie Ledreux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fragi.2021.700838/full