Reduced Frontal Activation during a Working Memory Task in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Non-Invasive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study

CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-131

  Niu, Hai Jing ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Chen, Yao Jing ^a   Ma, Chao ^a   Zhang, Jun Ying ^a   Zhang, Zhan Jun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Frontal and temporal lobe; Mild cognitive impairment; Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); Oxygenated hemoglobin; Working memory

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 84872677286     PISSN: 17555930     EISSN: 17555949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cns.12046     Document Type: Article

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