Overview of (f)MRI Studies of Cognitive Aging for Non-Experts: Looking Through the Lens of Neuroimaging

Overview

Journal Life (Basel)

Specialty Biology

Date 2022 Mar 25

PMID 35330167

Authors

Toshikazu Kawagoe

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Abstract

This special issue concerning Brain Functional and Structural Connectivity and Cognition aims to expand our understanding of brain connectivity. Herein, I review related topics including the principle and concepts of functional MRI, brain activation, and functional/structural connectivity in aging for uninitiated readers. Visuospatial attention, one of the well-studied functions in aging, is discussed from the perspective of neuroimaging.

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