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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroimaging

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  • Executive function (EF) encompasses cognitive processes vital for goal-directed behavior.
  • The frontoparietal network (FPN) is implicated in EF, but its role in age-related EF changes is not fully understood.
  • Understanding the neural underpinnings of age-related EF decline is crucial for cognitive health research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how structural and functional properties of the FPN mediate age-related differences in EF components.
  • To examine the specific roles of gray matter volume, white matter integrity, and functional connectivity in aging EF.
  • To test a mediation model linking FPN properties to common and specific EF components.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 126 healthy adults aged 20-78 years.
  • Utilized structural and functional MRI to assess FPN properties.
  • Employed three experimental tasks to measure common EF (inhibition, shifting, updating) and specific EF (shifting, updating) components.

Main Results:

  • Age-related differences in common EF components were significantly mediated by regional gray matter volume in the frontal lobes.
  • Structural changes in the frontal lobe appear to indirectly influence general age-related EF changes.
  • The FPN's structural and functional properties mediate age-related differences across specific EF components.

Conclusions:

  • Frontal lobe gray matter volume is a key mediator of age-related declines in common executive functions.
  • The frontoparietal network plays a critical role in how aging affects different components of executive function.
  • These findings highlight the structural basis of cognitive aging within the FPN.