| Literature DB >> 28419680 |
Jack Grinband1, Jason Steffener2, Qolamreza R Razlighi3,4, Yaakov Stern3.
Abstract
Studies of cognitive function that compare the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal across age groups often require the assumption that neurovascular coupling does not change with age. Tests of this assumption have produced mixed results regarding the strength of the coupling and its relative time course. Using deconvolution, we found that age does not have a significant effect on the time course of the hemodynamic impulse response function or on the slope of the BOLD versus stimulus duration relationship. These results suggest that in cognitive studies of healthy aging, group differences in BOLD activation are likely due to age-related changes in cognitive-neural interactions and information processing rather than to impairments in neurovascular coupling. Hum Brain Mapp 38:3538-3551, 2017.Entities:
Keywords: BOLD; HRF; aging; hemodynamic response function
Year: 2017 PMID: 28419680 PMCID: PMC5882590 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23608
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Brain Mapp ISSN: 1065-9471 Impact factor: 5.038