ArticleBMC geriatrics2024
The effect of sensory manipulation on the static balance control and prefrontal cortex activation in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study.
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- Age-related cortical mechanisms underlying postural control: a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
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- Increased attentional resources may be required to maintain standing balance under conditions of altered visual and somatosensory feedback among healthy adults.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- Neuromuscular control mechanism during posture-cognition dual task in mild cognitive impairment: a concurrent fNIRS-sEMG-COP study.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Associations of different exercise modalities with balance performance and cortical hemodynamic responses in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of real-time visual feedback (D-WALL) on neuromuscular control in healthy adults: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Effects of different support surfaces on postural stability and sensorimotor cortex activation among individuals with chronic ankle instability.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Neural mechanisms underlying the effects of visual input on static balance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Correlation of prefrontal-based resting state functional connectivity with the degree of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Behavioral and brain functions : BBF · 2025Article
- The Neural Contributions to Reactive Balance Control: A Scoping Review of EEG, fNIRS, MRI, and PET Studies.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Recent drinking in alcohol use disorder as a modifiable risk factor of postural tremor and instability in mild cognitive impairment: An initial study.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Effects of three exercise interventions on inhibitory control in college students with internet addiction: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the modulatory role of prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) when sensory cues were removed or presented inaccurately (i.e., increased sensory complexity) during sensory manipulation of a balance task. The research sheds light on the neural regulatory mechanisms of the brain related to balance control in individuals with MCI.
methods21 older adults with MCI (male/female: 9/12, age: 71.19 ± 3.36 years) were recruited as the experimental group and 19 healthy older adults (male/female: 10/9, age: 70.16 ± 4.54 years) as the control group. Participants were required to perform balance tests under four standing conditions: standing on a solid surface with eyes open, standing on a foam surface with eyes open, standing on a solid surface with eyes closed, and standing on a foam surface with eyes closed. Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) and force measuring platform are used to collect hemodynamic signals of the PFC and center of pressure (COP) data during the balance task, respectively.
resultsUnder the eyes open condition, significant Group*Surface interaction effects were found in the mean velocity of the COP (MVELO), the mean velocity in the medial-lateral (ML) direction (MVELO
conclusionOur study emphasizes the role of the PFC in maintaining standing balance control among older adults with MCI, particularly during complex sensory conditions, and provides direct evidence for the role of the PFC during balance control of a clinically relevant measure of balance.
trial registrationChiCTR2100044221, 12/03/2021.
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