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Cognitive Function

Developmental vitamin D deficiency alters learning in C57Bl/6J mice. Behav Brain Res. 2010 Apr 2;208(2):603–8.
25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance and decline in elderly men. Neurology. 2010 Jan 5;74(1):33–41.
Vitamin D and cognitive function in older adults. Are we concerned about vitamin D-mentia? Neurology. 2010 Jan 5;74(1):13–5.
Association of vitamin D deficiency with cognitive impairment in older women: cross-sectional study. Neurology. 2010 Jan 5;74(1):27–32.
Does elevated parathyroid hormone concentration predict cognitive decline in older people? Aging Clin Exp Res. 2009 Nov 17.
Vitamin D and cognitive performance in adults: a systematic review. Eur J Neurol. 2009 Oct;16(10):1083–9. Review.
Parathyroid Hormone as a Mortality Predictor in Frail Aged Inpatients. Gerontology. 2009 Sep 15.
Vitamin D: bone and beyond, rationale and recommendations for supplementation. Am J Med. 2009 Sep;122(9):793–802. Review.
Dopamine D1 and D5 receptors are localized to discrete populations of interneurons in primate prefrontal cortex. Cereb Cortex. 2009 Aug;19(8):1820–34.
Vitamin D is associated with cognitive function in elders receiving home health services. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Aug;64(8):888–95.
Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance in middle-aged and older European men. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 Jul;80(7):722–9.
Vitamin D, a neuro-immunomodulator: Implications for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 Jun 20.
Does vitamin d reduce the risk of dementia? J Alzheimers Dis. 2009 May;17(1):151–9.
Vitamin D Is Associated With Cognitive Function in Elders Receiving Home Health Services. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Apr 17.
The combination of vitamin D(3) and dehydroascorbic acid administration attenuates brain damage in focal ischemia. Neurol Sci. 2009 Mar 6.
VDR gene variants associate with cognitive function and depressive symptoms in old age. Neurobiol Aging. 2009 Mar;30(3):466–73.
Distribution of vitamin D binding protein expressing neurons in the rat hypothalamus. Histochem Cell Biol. 2009 Mar;131(3):365–70.
Synapses with inhibitory neurons differentiate anterior cingulate from dorsolateral prefrontal pathways associated with cognitive control. Neuron. 2009 Feb 26;61(4):609–20.
Effects of environmental enrichment and physical activity on neurogenesis in transgenic PS1/APP mice. Brain Res. 2009 Feb 23;1256:173–9.
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Cognitive Impairment. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2009 Feb 4.
Some new food for thought: the role of vitamin D in the mental health of older adults. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Feb;11(1):12–9.
Selective transcriptional regulation of aromatase gene by vitamin D, dexamethasone, and mifepristone in human glioma cells. Endocrine. 2008 Dec 31.
Influence of Neonatal Vitamin A or Vitamin D Treatment on the Concentration of Biogenic Amines and their Metabolites in the Adult Rat Brain. Horm Metab Res. 2008 Dec 3.
Repeatability and validity of a food frequency questionnaire in free-living older people in relation to cognitive function. J Nutr Health Aging. 2008 Dec;12(10):735–41.
Vitamin D and neurocognitive dysfunction: Preventing "D"ecline? Mol Aspects Med. 2008 Dec;29(6):415–22.
Neuropathic pain is associated with depressive behaviour and induces neuroplasticity in the amygdala of the rat. Exp Neurol. 2008 Sep;213(1):48–56.
Vitamin D supplementation has no major effect on pain or pain behavior in bedridden geriatric patients with advanced dementia. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008 Aug;20(4):316–21.
Seemingly paradoxical seasonal influences on vitamin D status in nursing-home elderly people from a Mediterranean area. Nutrition. 2008 May;24(5):414–20.
Is there convincing biological or behavioral evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction? FASEB J. 2008 Apr;22(4):982–1001. Review.
Vitamin D and muscle strength in patients with previous fractures. N Z Med J. 2007 Sep 21;120(1262):U2730.
VDR gene variants associate with cognitive function and depressive symptoms in old age. Neurobiol Aging. 2007 Aug 20.
Neophobia, sensory and cognitive functions, and hedonic responses in vitamin D receptor mutant mice. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 May;104(3–5):274–80.
Aberrant nest building and prolactin secretion in vitamin D receptor mutant mice. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 May;104(3–5):269–73.
Is vitamin D important for preserving cognition? A positive correlation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration with cognitive function. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2007 Apr 15;460(2):202–5.
Scurvy and rickets masked by chronic neurologic illness: revisiting "psychologic malnutrition." Pediatrics. 2007 Mar;119(3):e783–90.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with low mood and worse cognitive performance in older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Dec;14(12):1032–40.
Vitamin D and fractures in people with intellectual disability. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2006 Oct;50(Pt 10):761–7.
Effects of nutrients (in food) on the structure and function of the nervous system: update on dietary requirements for brain. Part 1: micronutrients. J Nutr Health Aging. 2006 Sep–Oct;10(5):377–85. Review.
Chronic 1alpha,25-(OH)2 vitamin D3 treatment reduces Ca2+ mediated hippocampal biomarkers of aging. Cell Calcium. 2006 Sep;40(3):277–86.
Neuropsychological function in relation to serum parathyroid hormone and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels The Tromso study. J Neurol. 2006 Apr;253(4):464–70.
Behavioural anomalies in mice evoked by "Tokyo" disruption of the Vitamin D receptor gene. Neurosci Res. 2006 Apr;54(4):254–60.
Season of birth is associated with anthropometric and neurocognitive outcomes during infancy and childhood in a general population birth cohort. Schizophr Res. 2006 Jan 1;81(1):91–100.
Antioxidative effect of vitamin D3 on zinc-induced oxidative stress in CNS. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Aug;1053:319–29.
Evidence that vitamin D3 reverses age-related inflammatory changes in the rat hippocampus. Biochem Soc Trans. 2005 Aug;33(Pt 4):573–7.
Vitamin D receptor variants in 192 patients with schizophrenia and other psychiatric diseases. Neurosci Lett. 2005 May 20–27;380(1–2):37–41.
Behavioural characterization of vitamin D receptor knockout mice. Behav Brain Res. 2005 Feb 28;157(2):299–308.
Transient prenatal Vitamin D deficiency is associated with hyperlocomotion in adult rats. Behav Brain Res. 2004 Oct 5;154(2):549–55.
Zinc–induced apoptosis in substantia nigra of rat brain: neuroprotection by vitamin D3. Free Radic Biol Med. 2003 Jun 1;34(11):1416–25.
Systemic vitamin D3 attenuated oxidative injuries in the locus coeruleus of rat brain. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 May;993:313–24; discussion 345–9.
Maternal supplementation with very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation augments children's IQ at 4 years of age. Pediatrics. 2003 Jan;111(1):e39–44.
Age-related changes in the 25-hydroxyvitamin D versus parathyroid hormone relationship suggest a different reason why older adults require more vitamin D. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Jan;88(1):185–91.
Molecular phenotype of rat striatal neurons expressing the dopamine D5 receptor subtype. Eur J Neurosci. 2002 Dec;16(11):2049–58.
Deletion of deoxyribonucleic acid binding domain of the vitamin D receptor abrogates genomic and nongenomic functions of vitamin D. Mol Endocrinol. 2002 Jul;16(7):1524–37.
New clues about vitamin D functions in the nervous system. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Apr;13(3):100–5. Review.
Vitamin D hormone confers neuroprotection in parallel with downregulation of L-type calcium channel expression in hippocampal neurons. J Neurosci. 2001 Jan 1;21(1):98–108.
Evidence of functional vitamin D receptors in rat hippocampus. Neuroscience. 2001;104(1):49–56.
Consensus statement on the upcoming crisis in geriatric mental health: research agenda for the next 2 decades. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999 Sep;56(9):848–53. Review.
Nutrition and development: other micronutrients' effect on growth and cognition. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1997;28 Suppl 2:78–82. Review.
Bone density, vitamin D nutrition, and parathyroid hormone levels in women with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Oct;43(10):1088–91.
Reduction of calbindin-28k mRNA levels in Alzheimer as compared to Huntington hippocampus. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1993 Apr;18(1–2):32–42.
Reduction of vitamin D hormone receptor mRNA levels in Alzheimer as compared to Huntington hippocampus: correlation with calbindin-28k mRNA levels. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1992 Apr;13(3):239–50.
Specific reduction of calcium-binding protein (28-kilodalton calbindin-D) gene expression in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Jun;87(11):4078–82.

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