Linking Inter-Individual Variability in Functional Brain Connectivity to Cognitive Ability in Elderly Individuals.

Rui Li1,2, Shufei Yin3, Xinyi Zhu1,2

  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China.

Summary

Individual differences in brain connectivity are key to understanding cognitive aging. Greater variability in functional connectivity, especially in long-range networks, is linked to better cognitive performance in older adults.

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