Abnormal neural activity and functional connectivity in amnestic Mild cognitive impairmet: A resting state fMRI study

Ruiyue Liu, Bin Hu, Zhijun Yao, Martyn Ratcliffe, Wei Wang, Chuanjiang Liang, Qingcui Cai, Jing Yang, Qinglin Zhao

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Abstract

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a brain-function syndrome involving the onset and evolution of cognitive impairments which are not significant enough to interfere with daily activities. In this study, we used resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to detect the whole brain fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) and functional connectivity in 32 amnestic MCI subjects (aMCIs) and 28 healthy elderly normal controls (NCs). Compared to NCs, aMCIs showed significant decreases of fALFF value in right inferior temporal gyrus, left inferior occipital gyrus and left postcentral gyrus, while increases were found mainly in the right lingual and precunues. The functional connectivity decreased in the regions of left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus, the right orbital frontal gyrus and left inferior temporal gyrus. These findings may be helpful to understand the pathophysiological mechanism of mild cognitive impairment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER 2013
Pages765-769
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER 2013 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 6 Nov 20138 Nov 2013

Publication series

NameInternational IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER
ISSN (Print)1948-3546
ISSN (Electronic)1948-3554

Conference

Conference2013 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period6/11/138/11/13

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