Associations between dynamic functional connectivity and age, metabolic risk, and cognitive performance

作者：Viviano Raymond P; Raz Naftali; Yuan Peng; Damoiseaux Jessica S^*

来源：Neurobiology of Aging, 2017, 59: 135-143.

DOI：10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.08.003

• Resting-state fMRI
• Cognitive aging
• Executive function
• Functional connectivity
• Default network

Advanced age is associated with reduced within-network functional connectivity, particularly within the default mode network. Most studies to date have examined age differences in functional connectivity via static indices that are computed over the entire blood-oxygen-level dependent time series. Little is known about the effects of age on short-term temporal dynamics of functional connectivity. Here, we examined age differences in dynamic connectivity as well as associations between connectivity, metabolic risk, and cognitive performance in healthy adults (N = 168; age, 18-83 years). A sliding-window k-means clustering approach was used to assess dynamic connectivity from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data. Three out of 8 dynamic connectivity profiles were associated with age. Furthermore, metabolic risk was associated with the relative amount of time allocated to 2 of these profiles. Finally, the relative amount of time allocated to a dynamic connectivity profile marked by heightened connectivity between default mode and medial temporal regions was positively associated with executive functions. Thus, dynamic connectivity analyses can enrich understanding of age-related differences beyond what is revealed by static analyses.

• 出版日期2017-11