Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria are checked during an initial telephone interview once the participants register to the study via a contact form. Participants should be willing to participate in the planned follow-up examinations. They should have normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing and fulfill standard inclusion criteria for blood donation and MRI measurements.
Exclusion criteria were history of diseases such as:
- neurological diseases, e.g. stroke, dementia, Parkinson disease
- cardiovascular diseases, e.g. heart attack, bleeding tendency, severe heart disease
- oncological diseases, e.g. tumors of the head
- psychiatric disorders, e.g. schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders (such as claustrophobia), severe depression, current addictions
- head injuries, head surgery, head implants
- eye diseases (cataract, glaucoma, blindness in one eye)
- accidents that limit physical fitness and mobility
- no use of psychotropic drugs and neuroleptics and other drugs that affect the nervous system
Accepted are blood thinners, hormones, antihypertensives, cholesterol reducers