Predicting cognitive aging through brain structural covariance networks: a decade of longitudinal insights using source-based morphometry

Cognitive aging presents significant challenges to public health as the global population ages. While functional connectivity changes in aging have been extensively studied, the predictive value of structural covariance networks remains understudied. This longitudinal study investigated whether base...

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Main Authors: Wang, Xingsong (Author) , Herold, Christina (Author) , Kong, Li (Author) , Chan, Raymond C. K. (Author) , Schröder, Johannes (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 16 July 2025
In: NeuroImage
Year: 2025, Volume: 318, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:1095-9572
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121374
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121374
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811925003775
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Author Notes:Xingsong Wang, Christina J. Herold, Li Kong, Raymond C.K. Chan, Johannes Schröder

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