Alpha3/alpha2 power ratios relate to performance on a virtual reality shopping task in ageing adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aspects of cognitive function decline with age. This phenomenon is referred to as age-related cognitive decline (ARCD). Improving the understanding of these changes that occur as part of the ageing process can serve to enhance the detection of the more incapacitating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we employ novel methods to assess ARCD by exploring the utility of the alpha3/alpha2 electroencephalogram (EEG) power ratio - a marker of AD, and a novel virtual reality (VR) functional cognition task - VStore, in discriminating between young and ageing healthy adults.

Materials and methods

Twenty young individuals aged 20-30, and 20 older adults aged 60-70 took part in the study. Participants underwent resting-state EEG and

SUBMITTER: Patchitt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9540381 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature