Some personality traits may be linked to certain pre-dementia conditions, a study concluded.

Researchers recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society a study that looked at five personality traits — neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness — and their link to certain pre-dementia conditions, namely motoric cognitive risk (MCR), which is characterized by “the presence of cognitive complaints and slow gait in older individuals without dementia or mobility disability," and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) syndromes, or a “slight but noticeable and measurable decline in cognitive abilities, including memory and thinking skills,” as defined by the Alzheimer's Association. .

Openness was associated with a 6 percent reduced risk of developing MCR, the study found.

The researchers found that neuroticism was associated with a 6 percent increased risk of developing non-amnestic MCI, or when “memory remains intact, but one or more other cognitive abilities — such as language, visual-spatial skills, or executive functioning —  are impaired,” the researchers explained in a news release regarding the findings. !

The research builds on existing evidence of a link between certain personality traits and cognitive decline, a doctor who was not a part of the study told Newsweek. .