Andreana P. Haley1,2, Tarumi Takashi3,
Jun Sugawara3, Hirofumi Tanaka3
1Psychology, The University of Texas at
Austin, Austin, TX, United States; 2UT Imaging Research Center,
Austin, TX, United States; 3Kinesiology, The University of Texas
at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
The
present study bridges the gap between midlife hypertension and late-life
cognitive impairment, a relationship that has long been documented but
remains poorly understood. We demonstrate that midlife hypertension and
associated arterial thickening relate to cerebral measures of neuronal health
and viability in middle-aged adults with intact cognitive performance.