Age-related changes in cerebral blood flow activation during a Card Sorting Test

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作者
Nagahama, Y
Fukuyama, H
Yamauchi, H
Katsumi, Y
Magata, Y
Shibasaki, H
Kimura, J
机构
[1] KYOTO UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT BRAIN PATHOPHYSIOL,KYOTO 606,JAPAN
[2] KYOTO UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT NEUROL,KYOTO 606,JAPAN
[3] KYOTO UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT NUCL MED,KYOTO 606,JAPAN
关键词
Card Sorting Test; prefrontal; aging; perseveration; positron emission tomography;
D O I
10.1007/PL00005665
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
To determine the age-related changes in the neural processing involved in the Modified Card Sorting Test (MCST), we measured cerebral blood flow (CBF) during performance of the MCST and of the number-matching task in young and elderly subjects using positron emission tomography. Compared with that during the number-matching task, CBF during the MCST was increased in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), left inferior parietal lobule, and left striate and prestriate cortices in both age groups. However, CBF ac tivation in these areas was significantly lower in the elderly subjects than the young subjects. Furthermore, CBF activation was reduced in the left DLPFC, right parahippocampal gyrus, and prestriate cortex in proportion to the increase in the number of perseverative errors with aging. These results suggest that the impaired MCST performance in elderly subjects may be due, in part, to dysfunction of the network involving certain cortical areas such as the prefrontal and parahippocampal cortices, although the essential neural circuits for MCST performance were still preserved even in the elderly subjects.
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