Changes in salivary brain-derived neurotrophic factor following a standardized eating task in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.
A standardized eating task caused salivary BDNF concentrations to decrease in older adults, but salivary BDNF did not correlate with plasma BDNF levels, suggesting it reflects local rather than systemic processes.
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