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Age-related reorganization of functional network architecture in semantic cognition

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CEREBRAL CORTEX
卷 33, 期 8, 页码 4886-4903

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac387

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aging; functional connectivity; graph theory; language production; semantic memory

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This neuroimaging study reveals widespread neural reorganization processes in the aging brain and investigates the behavioral impact of this reorganization. The findings show that older adults experience large-scale network reorganization even when their word retrieval abilities are intact.
Cognitive aging is associated with widespread neural reorganization processes in the human brain. However, the behavioral impact of such reorganization is not well understood. The current neuroimaging study investigated age differences in the functional network architecture during semantic word retrieval in young and older adults. Combining task-based functional connectivity, graph theory and cognitive measures of fluid and crystallized intelligence, our findings show age-accompanied large-scale network reorganization even when older adults have intact word retrieval abilities. In particular, functional networks of older adults were characterized by reduced decoupling between systems, reduced segregation and efficiency, and a larger number of hub regions relative to young adults. Exploring the predictive utility of these age-related changes in network topology revealed high, albeit less efficient, performance for older adults whose brain graphs showed stronger dedifferentiation and reduced distinctiveness. Our results extend theoretical accounts on neurocognitive aging by revealing the compensational potential of the commonly reported pattern of network dedifferentiation when older adults can rely on their prior knowledge for successful task processing. However, we also demonstrate the limitations of such compensatory reorganization and show that a youth-like network architecture in terms of balanced integration and segregation is associated with more economical processing.

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