Brain compensatory activation during Stroop task in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.

Purpose: This study investigated the disparities in brain activation patterns during the Stroop task among individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and those without any cognitive impairments (healthy controls, HCs) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods: We analyzed th...

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Publicado en:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience pp. 1 - 13
Autores principales: Fan, Chenyu, Li, Hanfei, Chen, Ke, Yang, Guohui, Xie, Hongyu, Li, Haozheng, Wu, Yi, Li, Meng
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025
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        atl: Brain compensatory activation during Stroop task in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.
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          Fan, Chenyu
          Li, Hanfei
          Chen, Ke
          Yang, Guohui
          Xie, Hongyu
          Li, Haozheng
          Wu, Yi
          Li, Meng
        affil: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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          Brain Physiology
          Mild Cognitive Impairment
          Neuropsychological Tests Methods
          Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Human
          Funding Source
          Male
          Female
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Correlational Studies
          Descriptive Statistics
          Comparative Studies
          Data Analysis Software
          T-Tests
          Chi Square Test
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Prefrontal Cortex
          Parietal Lobe
          Oxygenation
          Executive Function
          Community Health Centers
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
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          Female
      ab: Purpose: This study investigated the disparities in brain activation patterns during the Stroop task among individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and those without any cognitive impairments (healthy controls, HCs) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods: We analyzed the cortical activation patterns of 73 patients with MCI and 63 HC individuals as they completed the Stroop task, employing fNIRS. The regions of interest (ROIs) included the dorsal prefrontal cortex (dPFC), ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), and parietal lobe (PL). The Stroop task is divided into early stage (0–15 s) and late stage (15–30 s). We also measured participants' behavior during the Stroop task, analyzed variations in cortical activation intensity at different experiment stages, and performed correlation analysis between Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores, Stroop performance, and oxygenation levels. Results: Our analysis revealed that individuals with MCI and HC demonstrated elevated cortical activation in the dPFC, VLPFC, and PL areas while performing the Stroop task (q < 0.05, FDR-corrected). The MCI group displayed longer response latencies compared to the HC group while demonstrating comparable accuracy performance across both congruent and incongruent Stroop trials. The MCI group showed compensatory activation in the VLPFC, and PL regions compared to the HC group during the late stage of the Stroop task (q < 0.05, FDR-corrected). Correlational analysis revealed a negative association between MoCA scores and oxygenation levels in the dPFC, VLPFC, and PL regions during the late stage of the Stroop task (p < 0.05). However, no correlation was found with behavioral performance. Conclusion: Mild cognitive impairment patients demonstrated effective compensation for their cognitive impairments at a partial behavioral level by engaging compensatory activation in the prefrontal, and parietal regions while performing the Stroop task.
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