Leisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate whether engagement in leisure activities is linked to measures of brain structure, functional connectivity, and cognition in early old age.Methods: We examined data collected from 7,152 participants of the United Kingdom Biobank (UK Biobank) study. Weekly p...

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Autores principales: Melis Anatürk, Sana Suri, Stephen M. Smith, Klaus P. Ebmeier, Claire E. Sexton
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dbfcbcca91c64fd188f10c13a946240d2021-11-16T05:24:11ZLeisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort1663-436510.3389/fnagi.2021.734866https://doaj.org/article/dbfcbcca91c64fd188f10c13a946240d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.734866/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1663-4365Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate whether engagement in leisure activities is linked to measures of brain structure, functional connectivity, and cognition in early old age.Methods: We examined data collected from 7,152 participants of the United Kingdom Biobank (UK Biobank) study. Weekly participation in six leisure activities was assessed twice and a cognitive battery and 3T MRI brain scan were administered at the second visit. Based on responses collected at two time points, individuals were split into one of four trajectory groups: (1) stable low engagement, (2) stable weekly engagement, (3) low to weekly engagement, and (4) weekly to low engagement.Results: Consistent weekly attendance at a sports club or gym was associated with connectivity of the sensorimotor functional network with the lateral visual (β = 0.12, 95%CI = [0.07, 0.18], FDR q = 2.48 × 10–3) and cerebellar (β = 0.12, 95%CI = [0.07, 0.18], FDR q = 1.23 × 10–4) networks. Visiting friends and family across the two timepoints was also associated with larger volumes of the occipital lobe (β = 0.15, 95%CI = [0.08, 0.21], FDR q = 0.03). Additionally, stable and weekly computer use was associated with global cognition (β = 0.62, 95%CI = [0.35, 0.89], FDR q = 1.16 × 10–4). No other associations were significant (FDR q > 0.05).Discussion: This study demonstrates that not all leisure activities contribute to cognitive health equally, nor is there one unifying neural signature across diverse leisure activities.Melis AnatürkMelis AnatürkMelis AnatürkSana SuriSana SuriStephen M. SmithKlaus P. EbmeierClaire E. SextonFrontiers Media S.A.articleleisure activitiesbrainMRIagingcognitionUK BiobankNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Vol 13 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic leisure activities
brain
MRI
aging
cognition
UK Biobank
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle leisure activities
brain
MRI
aging
cognition
UK Biobank
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Melis Anatürk
Melis Anatürk
Melis Anatürk
Sana Suri
Sana Suri
Stephen M. Smith
Klaus P. Ebmeier
Claire E. Sexton
Leisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort
description Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate whether engagement in leisure activities is linked to measures of brain structure, functional connectivity, and cognition in early old age.Methods: We examined data collected from 7,152 participants of the United Kingdom Biobank (UK Biobank) study. Weekly participation in six leisure activities was assessed twice and a cognitive battery and 3T MRI brain scan were administered at the second visit. Based on responses collected at two time points, individuals were split into one of four trajectory groups: (1) stable low engagement, (2) stable weekly engagement, (3) low to weekly engagement, and (4) weekly to low engagement.Results: Consistent weekly attendance at a sports club or gym was associated with connectivity of the sensorimotor functional network with the lateral visual (β = 0.12, 95%CI = [0.07, 0.18], FDR q = 2.48 × 10–3) and cerebellar (β = 0.12, 95%CI = [0.07, 0.18], FDR q = 1.23 × 10–4) networks. Visiting friends and family across the two timepoints was also associated with larger volumes of the occipital lobe (β = 0.15, 95%CI = [0.08, 0.21], FDR q = 0.03). Additionally, stable and weekly computer use was associated with global cognition (β = 0.62, 95%CI = [0.35, 0.89], FDR q = 1.16 × 10–4). No other associations were significant (FDR q > 0.05).Discussion: This study demonstrates that not all leisure activities contribute to cognitive health equally, nor is there one unifying neural signature across diverse leisure activities.
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author Melis Anatürk
Melis Anatürk
Melis Anatürk
Sana Suri
Sana Suri
Stephen M. Smith
Klaus P. Ebmeier
Claire E. Sexton
author_facet Melis Anatürk
Melis Anatürk
Melis Anatürk
Sana Suri
Sana Suri
Stephen M. Smith
Klaus P. Ebmeier
Claire E. Sexton
author_sort Melis Anatürk
title Leisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort
title_short Leisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort
title_full Leisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort
title_fullStr Leisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort
title_full_unstemmed Leisure Activities and Their Relationship With MRI Measures of Brain Structure, Functional Connectivity, and Cognition in the UK Biobank Cohort
title_sort leisure activities and their relationship with mri measures of brain structure, functional connectivity, and cognition in the uk biobank cohort
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/dbfcbcca91c64fd188f10c13a946240d
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