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ArticleAlzheimer's research & therapy2025

EEG-based detection of early functional brain changes in subjective cognitive decline: a prospective cohort study.

Nayoung Ryoo, Ji Yong Park, Chunghwee Lee, SeongHee Ho, Yun Jeong Hong, Jee Hyang Jeong, Kee Hyung Park, Min Jeong Wang, Seong Hye Choi, SangYun Kim and 4 more

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Nayoung Ryoo *Department of Neurology, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Ji Yong Park *Department of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea.
Chunghwee LeeDepartment of Neurology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
SeongHee HoDepartment of Neurology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Yun Jeong HongDepartment of Neurology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu City, South Korea.
Jee Hyang JeongDepartment of Neurology, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Kee Hyung ParkDepartment of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea.
Min Jeong WangDepartment of Neurology, Roa Neurology Clinic, Seongnam, South Korea.
Seong Hye ChoiDepartment of Neurology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea.
SangYun KimDepartment of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea.
Young Chul YounDepartment of Neurology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Euijin KimDepartment of Human-Computer Interaction, Hanyang Univercity, Ansan, South Korea.
Sungkean KimDepartment of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea. kimsk@hanyang.ac.kr.
Dong Won YangDepartment of Neurology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. neuroman@catholic.ac.kr.

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00350834The Korea Creative Content Agency RS-2023-00224524The ministry of health and welfare, South Korea HI18C0530
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Abstract

backgroundSubjective cognitive decline (SCD) has been recognized as a preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. However, the identification of early functional brain changes remains challenging. This study investigated the functional brain changes in SCD using longitudinal EEG and evaluate the feasibility of EEG features as scalable biomarkers for identifying amyloid burden and cognitive decline using an interpretable machine learning framework.

methodsWe analyzed 120 individuals with SCD enrolled in a multicenter prospective cohort (the CoSCo study) at baseline and after a 2-year follow-up. Participants were classified as amyloid-positive (A + SCD) or amyloid-negative (A - SCD). Spectral power and graph theory-based network analyses were conducted. Also, we trained machine learning classifiers to distinguish between the groups and interpreted the predictions of classifiers using SHAP.

resultsAt both baseline and follow-up, the A + SCD group exhibited elevated low-frequency (delta and theta) activity and reduced alpha activity compared to the A - SCD group. The EEG-based classifiers distinguished A + SCD from A-SCD individuals with high performance, outperforming a classifier based on demographic data. The results of SHAP analysis confirmed the importance and relative contribution of selected EEG features.

conclusionsLongitudinal EEG, when combined with interpretable machine learning, can detect and track the functional alterations of brain related to amyloid pathology in preclinical AD. Our findings support the feasibility of EEG as a non-invasive, scalable, and sensitive biomarker for risk stratification, before overt cognitive impairment emerges.

trial registrationThis study was registered at the Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) (cris.nih.go.kr/cris; # KCT0003397, Registration Date: December 21, 2018).

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BrainCognitive DysfunctionElectroencephalographyAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesAlzheimer's diseaseAmyloid PETBiomarkersEarly diagnosisElectroencephalographyMachine learningSubjective cognitive decline

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