Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

Interaction of physical fitness and resting state functional connectivity on global cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) represents a prodromal stage of Alzheimer's disease. Physical fitness, including cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength, is associated with cognitive function in older adults. Resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) is also...

A review of FDG-PET biomarker analysis methods in Parkinson's disease

Despite well-established clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease (PD), challenges remain in early-stage diagnosis, differentiating atypical parkinsonism disorders, and understanding of underlying disease mechanisms. Neuroimaging, particularly positron emission tomogr...