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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2026

Tactile sensation moderates the association between hand dexterity and higher-level cognition in older adults with and without MCI.

Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Susumu Ogawa, Hiroko Matsunaga, Keigo Hinakura, Shun Yoshikoshi, Yan Li, Maki Nishinakagawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kimi Estela Kobayashi-CuyaResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryota SakuraiResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Susumu OgawaResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroko MatsunagaResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Keigo HinakuraResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Shun YoshikoshiResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Yan LiResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Maki NishinakagawaDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nutrition, Kanto Gakuin University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hiroyuki SuzukiResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Background: Tactile sensation and hand dexterity decline with age and are associated with later-life cognition, yet it remains unclear whether tactile sensation moderates the strength of hand motor-cognitive associations. This cross-sectional study examines whether tactile sensation moderates the association between hand dexterity and higher-level cognition (executive function and processing speed) in cognitively normal (CN) older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and whether moderation patterns differ between these groups. Methods: Participants were 132 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 60 (female = 79; mean age = 73.3 ± 5.2). MCI was defined by MMSE ≥ 24 and MoCA ≤ 25. Executive function was assessed with Trail Making Test-B (TMT-B) and letter fluency (LFT); processing speed with TMT-A, Digit Symbol, and category fluency (CFT). Hand dexterity and tactile sensation were measured using the Purdue Pegboard Test and Weinstein-Semmes monofilaments. Moderation analyses tested the interaction between dexterity and tactile sensation, adjusting for demographic and health-related covariates. Results: Tactile sensation significantly moderated the association between hand dexterity and executive function and processing speed, with stronger dexterity-cognition associations among older adults with intact tactile sensation (TMT-B Conclusion: Older adults with intact tactile sensation showed stronger hand dexterity-cognitive associations, highlighting sensorimotor integrity as relevant for early screening and functional evaluation. Stratified patterns suggest possible cognitive group differences that merit further study.

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agingexecutive functioningfunctional assessmenthand sensorimotor functionmild cognitive impairmentmotor-cognitive integrationprocessing speed

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