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Nutritional Neuroscience

Nutritional Neuroscience

Articles on the intersection of nutrition, micronutrients, and brain structure/function — including how dietary factors like vitamins, antioxidants, and plasma biomarkers correlate with cognitive health, neural connectivity, and neurodegenerative risk.

nutritional neuroscienceJul 7, 20265 min

Plasma Vitamin C Levels Correlate With Gray Matter Volume and Default Mode Network Integrity in Older Japanese Adults

A large-scale neuroimaging study of over 2,000 older Japanese adults found that higher plasma vitamin C levels are significantly associated with greater gray matter volume and stronger functional connectivity within the default mode network, independent of age, education, and lifestyle factors.