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  • Neuroimaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Aging Research

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  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) infers neural activity from hemodynamic responses.
  • Existing hemodynamic models often focus on young, healthy populations, limiting applicability to aging and dementia studies.
  • Validating and comparing different hemodynamic models across the adult lifespan is crucial for accurate interpretation of fMRI data in diverse populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the validity of various hemodynamic models across the healthy adult lifespan.
  • To compare descriptive features of the Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent (BOLD) response with parameters from nonlinear and biophysical models.
  • To assess the predictive validity of model parameters for estimating age.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a large sample size and a sensorimotor task optimized for BOLD response detection.
  • Characterized age-related effects on BOLD response features (e.g., peak amplitude, latency).
  • Compared linear convolution models, nonlinear HRF fitting, and biophysical generative models (HDM) in key brain regions (auditory, visual, motor cortices).
  • Employed cross-validated multiple regression to test the predictive validity of model parameters for age.

Main Results:

  • Models with three free parameters effectively capture age-related BOLD response differences.
  • Biophysical models (HDM) demonstrate comparable predictive validity to common models.
  • HDM suggests age effects on BOLD are primarily due to altered vasoactive signal decay and blood transit rates, not solely neural changes.
  • HDM identified specific physiological mechanisms underlying age-related BOLD signal variations.

Conclusions:

  • Hemodynamic models with three parameters adequately represent age-related BOLD response changes.
  • Biophysical models provide mechanistic insights beyond descriptive features, enhancing understanding of aging effects on brain function.
  • Age-related BOLD signal alterations are largely explained by physiological factors (vasoactivity, blood flow) rather than intrinsic neural activity changes.
  • While HDM offers valuable mechanistic information, unique parameter interpretation from fMRI alone remains challenging, especially in certain brain regions or task contexts.