Brain age gap reduction following exercise mirrors clinical improvements in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) are associated with accelerated brain aging, reflected in an increased brain age gap. This gap serves as a biomarker, indicating poorer brain health, cognitive deficits, and greater severity in specific symptom domains. Exercise holds promise as an adjunct ther...

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Main Authors: Yilmaz, Deniz (Author) , Papiol, Sergi (Author) , Keeser, Daniel (Author) , Cole, James H. (Author) , Malchow, Berend (Author) , Walter, Henrik (Author) , Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas (Author) , Hirjak, Dusan (Author) , Hasan, Alkomiet (Author) , Schmitt, Andrea (Author) , Falkai, Peter (Author) , Maurus, Isabel (Author) , Roell, Lukas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: NeuroImage: Clinical
Year: 2025, Volume: 48, Pages: 1-21
ISSN:2213-1582
DOI:10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103881
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103881
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158225001548
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Author Notes:Deniz Yilmaz, Sergi Papiol, Daniel Keeser, James H. Cole, Berend Malchow, Henrik Walter, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Dusan Hirjak, Alkomiet Hasan, Andrea Schmitt, Peter Falkai, Isabel Maurus, Lukas Roell

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