The winter is coming: seasonal variations in BDNF levels among older adults in a high-latitude region — a preliminary study
In this small longitudinal cohort, winter was associated with a reduction in plasma BDNF in older adults, independent of baseline cognition and anxiety. These results require replication in larger samples.
Authors
- Thiago Teixeira Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1644-4020)
- Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7001-9004)
- Yeny Concha‐Cisternas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-3894)
- Cristian Andrés Núñez-Espinosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9896-7062)
- Matías Castillo-Aguilar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7291-247X)
- Diego Mabe-Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6663-2153)
- Matías Mabe-Castro
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
- Universidad de Magallanes (CL)
- Arturo Prat University (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1692566
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo