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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Aging
  • Brain Imaging

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  • Understanding how ageing impacts brain function is crucial for neuroscience.
  • Electrophysiological techniques like magnetoencephalography (MEG) measure neuronal activity for neurophysiological health assessment.
  • Previous studies on ageing effects on brain networks had limitations like small sample sizes and uncontrolled confounding factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the effects of healthy ageing on static and dynamic brain network activity using source-reconstructed MEG data.
  • To investigate age-related changes in oscillatory power and coherence across canonical frequency bands.
  • To explore transient network dynamics and their relationship with cognitive performance in a large adult cohort.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of resting-state MEG data from 612 healthy adults (aged 18-88).
  • Examination of time-averaged power and coherence in delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands.
  • Application of Hidden Markov Modelling to identify transient network dynamics, controlling for confounding variables like brain volume and head size.

Main Results:

  • Ageing was associated with decreased low-frequency (delta, theta) power and increased high-frequency (beta) power.
  • Coherence increased across all frequency bands and positively correlated with cognitive performance.
  • Transient network analysis revealed a decline in frontal network occurrences with age, potentially compensatory for cognitive function.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a comprehensive electrophysiological signature of healthy ageing.
  • Findings highlight frequency-specific changes in oscillatory power and increased coherence associated with ageing.
  • Age-related decline in frontal network dynamics may play a compensatory role in maintaining cognitive abilities.