The functional brain favours segregated modular connectivity at old age unless affected by neurodegeneration
Chen at al used fMRI to study the brain connectivity in two ageing cohorts and a mixed cohort of patients with neurodegenerative diseases. They demonstrated that with ageing the brain moves towards a more segregated modular structure, however this is disrupted by neurodegenerative diseases.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2021-08-01
|
| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02497-0 |