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The impact of aging on morphometric changes in the cerebellum: A voxel-based morphometry study

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FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
卷 15, 期 -, 页码 -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1078448

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VBM; cerebellum; morphometric changes; MRI; aging

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This study investigates age-dependent cerebellar changes in healthy participants before the age of 70 using non-linear methods and the spatially unbiased infratentorial template (SUIT) toolbox. The results show gray matter (GM) volume loss in the right cerebellar region of older participants, which is functionally related to non-motor networks and cognitive tasks regions of the cerebellum.
IntroductionAging influences the morphology of the central nervous system. While several previous studies focused on morphometric changes of the supratentorial parts, investigations on age-related cerebellar changes are rare. The literature concerning the morphological changes in the cerebellum is heterogenous depending (i) on the methods used (cerebellar analysis in the context of a whole brain analysis or specific methods for a cerebellar analysis), (ii) the life span that was investigated, and (iii) the analytic approach (i.e., using linear or non-linear methods). MethodsWe fill this research gap by investigating age-dependent cerebellar changes in the aging process occurring before the age of 70 in healthy participants, using non-linear methods and the spatially unbiased infratentorial template (SUIT) toolbox which is specifically developed to examine the cerebellum. Furthermore, to derive an overview of the possible behavioral correlates, we relate our findings to functional maps of the cerebellum. Twenty-four older participants (mean age 64.42 years, SD +/- 4.8) and 25 younger participants (mean age 24.6 years, SD +/- 2.14) were scanned using a 3 T-MRI, and the resulting data were processed using a SUIT. ResultsGray matter (GM) volume loss was found in older participants in three clusters in the right cerebellar region, namely crus I/II and lobule VI related to the frontoparietal network, with crus I being functionally related to the default-mode network and lobule VI extending into vermis VIIa related to the ventral-attention-network. DiscussionOur results underline an age-related decline in GM volume in the right cerebellar regions that are functionally predominantly related to non-motor networks and cognitive tasks regions of the cerebellum before the age of 70.

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