CHICAGO Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 Low Casual Shoes Wolf Grey , Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A new study by University of Illinois (UI) researchers found that monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), a class of nutrients found in olive oils, nuts and avocados, are linked to general intelligence Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 Low Suede Shoes Red , and that this relationship is driven by the correlation between MUFAs and the organization of the brain's attention network.

The researchers studied 99 healthy older adults recruited through Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, compared their patterns of fatty acid nutrients found in blood samples, functional MRI data that measured the efficiency of brain networks, and results of a general intelligence test.

The researchers found that general intelligence was associated with the brain's dorsal attention network Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 High Supreme SP Shoes Black , which plays a central role in attention-demanding tasks and everyday problem solving. In particular, the researchers found that general intelligence was associated with how efficiently the dorsal attention network is functionally organized using a measure called small-world propensity, which describes how well the neural network is connected within locally clustered regions as well as across globally integrated systems.

They found that those with higher levels of MUFAs in their blood had greater small-world propensity in their dorsal attention network. Taken together with an observed correlation between higher levels of MUFAs and greater general intelligence, these findings suggest a pathway by which MUFAs affect cognition.

"Our findings provide novel evidence that MUFAs are related to a very specific brain network Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 Low Casual Shoes All Black , the dorsal attentional network, and how optimal this network is functionally organized," said UI psychology professor and the study leader Aron Barbey. "Our results suggest that if we want to understand the relationship between MUFAs and general intelligence, we need to take the dorsal attention network into account. It's part of the underlying mechanism that contributes to their relationship."

Barbey hopes these findings will guide further research into how nutrition affects cognition and intelligence. In particular Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 High Supreme SP Shoes White , the next step is to run an interventional study over time to see whether long-term MUFA intake influences brain network organization and intelligence.

MADRID, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid will look to get back to winning ways in front of their fans when they open their defense of the Champions League with a home game against Apoel Nicosia on Wednesday night.

Zinedine Zidane's men go into the game after two draws in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium which have provoked fears that despite having signing promising young talent over the summer, the departure of Alvaro Morata and Mariano Diaz has left them short of a striker.

Those worries got worse on Saturday when Karim Benzema limped out of the 1-1 draw against Levante with a knee injury that will keep him out of action for around six months.

The return of Cristiano Ronaldo should go a long way to easing those worries as he is available for the first time since his sending off in the Spanish Supercup

Ronaldo still has another of the five-game ban he was given for pushing the referee to serve at the weekend, but his return in Europe should give Madrid both firepower and a confidence boost.

Rafael Varene is still struggling with a muscle injury Cheap Men's Nike Air Force 1 Low Leather QS Shoes White , but Marcelo is available before he too starts a ban for the re car he saw for kicking out at a rival in the Levante game, while Luka Modric and Keylor Navas are also back after being rested as part of Zidane's squad rotation policy at the weekend.

Apoel are the 'Cinderellas' of the group, but the Cypriot side has a wealth of European experience and have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the past.

They showed they should be no pushover last season when they knocked Athletic Club Bilbao out of the last 32 of the Europa League and Madrid may have to be patient in order to break them down, although with Ronaldo no doubt keen to show what they have been missing without him Cheap Women's Nike Air Force 1 Mid 07 White Black Shoes , they should get their campaign for a third successive Champions League off to a smooth start.

Elsewhere Sevilla kick off their Champions League campaign with a trip to face Liverpool at Anfield on what promises to be an emotional night.

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