Background cerebral electrical activity in healthy mental aging |
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Authors: | N V Volf A A Gluhih |
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Institution: | 1.Research Institute of Physiology, Siberian Branch,Russian Academy of Medical Sciences,Novosibirsk,Russia |
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Abstract: | EEG power mapping in the frequency bands from Δ to γ2 was used to study the changes in the background cerebral activity during “successful” cognitive aging, with the cognitive
ability preserved, in subjects engaged in complex occupational activities. The sample consisted of an older age group (OAG)
of 32 subjects (14 men and 18 women with a mean age of 65.1 ± 1.18 years) and a younger age group (YAG) of 33 subjects (18
men and 15 women with a mean age of 22.1 ± 0.38 years). The mean power of the slow (Δ, θ, and α2) rhythms decrease with age, and that of the fast (β and γ) rhythms increase with age. The heterogeneity of the power parameters
recorded at different sites was decreased in the OAG compared to the YAG. The centro-lateral power gradient was smoothed in
the frequency bands from Δ- to β2-, and both the centro-lateral and fronto-parietal power gradients and interhemispheric differences, in the α- and β1 bands in the OAG. The results suggest that the observed age-related changes are prerequisites for the involvement of compensatory
mechanisms, which may be related to both mobilization of larger resources ensuring cognitive activity and reorganization of
cortical networks in the areas prone to age-related physiological changes. |
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