Preserved wake-dependent cortical excitability dynamics predict cognitive fitness beyond age-related brain alterations
Maxime Van Egroo, Justinas Narbutas, Daphné Chylinski, Pamela Villar González, Pouya Ghaemmaghami, Vincenzo Muto, Christina Schmidt, Giulia Gaggioni, Gabriel Besson, Xavier Pépin, Elif Tezel, Davide Marzoli, Caroline M. Le Goff, Etienne Cavalier, André Luxen, , Gilles Vandewalle
The paper shows that preserved cortical excitability during wakefulness is linked to better cognitive performance in older adults, independent of brain structural changes.
Communications Biology · Dec 3, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience