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M.P.J. van Boxtel is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on dementia, cognitive impairment, and related health issues. Their body of work encompasses a broad range of topics within medicine, psychiatry, mental health, and neuroscience.

The main fields of study for van Boxtel include Medicine, with a substantial output of publications. The scientist's subfields of specialization feature:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Van Boxtel has concentrated research efforts on several key topics including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

The scientist has published research papers in various peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • GeroScience

Some of van Boxtel's recent papers include:

  • "Increase in blood-brain barrier leakage in healthy, older adults" (2020), published in GeroScience
  • "Estimating prevalence of subjective cognitive decline in and across international cohort studies of aging: a COSMIC study" (2020), published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • "Sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors: Individual-participant data analysis using 21 cohorts across six continents from the COSMIC consortium" (2023), published in Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Increasing knowledge on dementia risk reduction in the general population: Results of a public awareness campaign" (2021), published in Preventive Medicine
  • "Does parity matter in women's risk of dementia? A COSMIC collaboration cohort study" (2020), published in BMC Medicine

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors. These include:

  • Sebastian Köhler
  • Miranda T. Schram
  • Jacobus F.A. Jansen
  • Coen D.A. Stehouwer
  • Walter H. Backes

Best Publications

  • A conceptual framework for research on subjective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease

    Frank Jessen;Frank Jessen;Rebecca E. Amariglio;Martin van Boxtel;Monique Breteler

  • Effect of 3-year folic acid supplementation on cognitive function in older adults in the FACIT trial: a randomised, double blind, controlled trial.

    Jane Durga;Martin P J van Boxtel;Evert G Schouten;Frans J Kok

  • The Stroop Color-Word Test: Influence of Age, Sex, and Education; and Normative Data for a Large Sample Across the Adult Age Range

    Wim Van der Elst;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel;Gerard J. P. Van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Rey's verbal learning test: normative data for 1855 healthy participants aged 24-81 years and the influence of age, sex, education, and mode of presentation.

    Wim Van Der Elst;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel;Gerard J. P. Van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Dietary intake of fatty acids and fish in relation to cognitive performance at middle age.

    S. Kalmijn;M. P.J. van Boxtel;M. Ocké;W. M.M. Verschuren

  • Target risk factors for dementia prevention: a systematic review and Delphi consensus study on the evidence from observational studies

    Kay Deckers;Martin P. J. van Boxtel;Olga J. G. Schiepers;Marjolein de Vugt

  • Cognitive interventions in healthy older adults and people with mild cognitive impairment : a systematic review

    Jennifer Reijnders;Caroline van Heugten;Caroline van Heugten;Martin van Boxtel;Martin van Boxtel

  • Regional frontal cortical volumes decrease differentially in aging: an MRI study to compare volumetric approaches and voxel-based morphometry.

    Danielle J. Tisserand;Jens C. Pruessner;Ernesto J. Sanz Arigita;Martin P.J. van Boxtel

  • Cognitive functioning in healthy older adults aged 64-81: a cohort study into the effects of age, sex, and education.

    S.A.H. van Hooren;A.M. Valentijn;H. Bosma;R.W.H.M. Ponds

  • Change in Sensory Functioning Predicts Change in Cognitive Functioning: Results from a 6‐Year Follow‐Up in the Maastricht Aging Study

    Susanne A. M. Valentijn;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel;Susan A. H. Van Hooren;Hans Bosma

  • The Letter Digit Substitution Test: Normative Data for 1,858 Healthy Participants Aged 24–81 from the Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS): Influence of Age, Education, and Sex

    Wim van der Elst;Martin P.J. van Boxtel;Gerard J.P. van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Normative data for the Animal, Profession and Letter M Naming verbal fluency tests for Dutch speaking participants and the effects of age, education, and sex

    Wim Van Der Elst;Martin P.J. Van Boxtel;Gerard J.P. Van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Parietal cortex matters in Alzheimer's disease: an overview of structural, functional and metabolic findings.

    H.I.L. Jacobs;M.P.J. van Boxtel;J. Jolles;F. R. J. Verhey

  • n−3 Fatty acid proportions in plasma and cognitive performance in older adults

    Carla Dullemeijer;Jane Durga;Ingeborg A. Brouwer;Ondine Van De Rest

  • Inflammation markers in relation to cognition in a healthy aging population

    C.E Teunissen;M.P.J van Boxtel;H Bosma;E Bosmans

  • Flexible work schedules and mental and physical health. A study of a working population with non-traditional working hours

    M. F. J. Martens;F. J. N. Nijhuis;M. P. J. Van Boxtel;J. A. Knottnerus

  • The Relation Between Morbidity and Cognitive Performance in a Normal Aging Population

    Martin P. J. van Boxtel;Frank Buntinx;Peter J. Houx;Job F. M. Metsemakers

  • A systematic review of social support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: Are they doing what they promise?

    Alieske E.H. Dam;Marjolein E. de Vugt;Inge P.M. Klinkenberg;Frans R.J. Verhey

  • Tryptophan depletion impairs memory consolidation but improves focussed attention in healthy young volunteers.

    J. A. J. Schmitt;B. L. Jorissen;S. Sobczak;M. P. J. Van Boxtel

  • Coronary heart disease and risk for cognitive impairment or dementia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kay Deckers;Syenna H. J. Schievink;Maria M. F. Rodriquez;Robert J. van Oostenbrugge

  • The Concept Shifting Test: adult normative data.

    Wim Van der Elst;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel;Gerard J. P. Van Breukelen;Jelle Jolles

  • Efficacy and usability of assistive technology for patients with cognitive deficits: a systematic review

    Elsbeth de Joode;Caroline van Heugten;Frans Verhey;Martin van Boxtel

  • Mental Work Demands Protect Against Cognitive Impairment: MAAS Prospective Cohort Study

    Hans Bosma;Martin P. J. van Boxtel;Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds;Peter J. Houx

  • Subjective sleep problems in later life as predictors of cognitive decline. Report from the Maastricht Ageing Study (MAAS)

    Marko Jelicic;Hans Bosma;Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds;Martin P. J. Van Boxtel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jelle Jolles
Jelle Jolles Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Harry B.M. Uylings
Harry B.M. Uylings Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Wim J. Riedel
Wim J. Riedel Maastricht University
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds
Rudolf W. H. M. Ponds Maastricht University
Heidi I.L. Jacobs
Heidi I.L. Jacobs Harvard University
Paul A.M. Hofman
Paul A.M. Hofman Maastricht University
Walter H. Backes
Walter H. Backes Maastricht University
Jacobus F.A. Jansen
Jacobus F.A. Jansen Maastricht University
Naftali Raz
Naftali Raz Stony Brook University
Harry W.M. Steinbusch
Harry W.M. Steinbusch Maastricht University

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