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Review
. 2022 Mar 12;12(3):416.
doi: 10.3390/life12030416.

Overview of (f)MRI Studies of Cognitive Aging for Non-Experts: Looking through the Lens of Neuroimaging

Toshikazu Kawagoe  1
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Review

Overview of (f)MRI Studies of Cognitive Aging for Non-Experts: Looking through the Lens of Neuroimaging

Toshikazu Kawagoe. Life (Basel). .

Abstract

This special issue concerning Brain Functional and Structural Connectivity and Cognition aims to expand our understanding of brain connectivity. Herein, I review related topics including the principle and concepts of functional MRI, brain activation, and functional/structural connectivity in aging for uninitiated readers. Visuospatial attention, one of the well-studied functions in aging, is discussed from the perspective of neuroimaging.

Keywords: aging; brain; functional connectivity; structural connectivity; visuospatial attention.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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