Healthy adult
Conditions
Interventions
A single serving of the ketogenic meal consisted of 50 g of Meiji817-B (Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), which contains 20 g of medium chain triglycerides.
A single serving of the 50 g placebo meal co
Sponsors
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly people who is between 60 and 75 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Left-handedness 2. History of psychiatric illnesses 3. History of significant head trauma or neurological disorders 4. Any medical condition that could affect brain function/morphology 5. Pregnancy 6. Any contraindication to MRI scanning (e.g. metal implants, cardiac pace-maker) 7. People who don't want to be informed of incidental findings 8. Allergies to milk, soybean, or pork 9. Lactose intolerance 10. Any other person whom the principal investigator has determined to be unsuitable as a participant of the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Changes in brain activation related to cognitive enhancement by a ketogenic meal 2. Brain morphology related to individual difference in sensitivity to cognitive enhancement effect by a ketogenic meal | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYukihito Yomogida
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience
Outcome results
None listed