Higher Education Influences Stroop Performance in Non-Demented Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Resting-State Brain Activity.

ABSTRACT: Although extensive research has linked education to the Stroop effect, the neural mechanisms by which higher education influences Stroop performance in non-demented older adults remain unclear. This study investigated this relationship in 126 older adults from Qingdao, stratified into higher education (> 12 years) and non-higher education (≤ 12 years) groups. Demographic data and Stroop performance were collected using a 50-item Stroop Color-Word Test (SCWT), yielding measures of completion time, correct responses, score-time ratio (efficiency), and time interference score (TI). Resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) was performed, and neural activity was assessed via amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) to identify regions of interest (ROIs). Multivariable regression models examined assoc

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12497356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature