Functional connectivity

Biomarker

3 papers3 findings

  • Humans2
  • In silico1

Associations

3

Cognitive function

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Functional connectivity predicts cognitive function in humans.

    Humansfrontoparietal network intrinsic connectivity in people living with HIVbrainn = 39

    Evidence that intrinsic brain connectivity moderates the association between gait and neurocognitive function in people living with HIV

    Research Square19 Aug 2026Preprint

Gait speed

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Functional connectivity predicts gait speed in humans.

    Humansfrontoparietal network intrinsic connectivity in people living with HIVbrainn = 39

    Evidence that intrinsic brain connectivity moderates the association between gait and neurocognitive function in people living with HIV

    Research Square19 Aug 2026Preprint

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Stressful life events

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Stressful life events are associated with functional connectivity in humans.

    Humanshealthy minds for life studybrainn = 426

    Association of psychosocial stress with altered functional connectivity of large-scale brain networks in aging adults

    Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience7 Aug 2026

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Funding

3 grants since 2016

National Institute on AgingUS$799.8k

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Older adults show narrower brain connectivity patterns

During a navigation task, one brain connectivity pattern had an approximately 65% smaller range in 19 older adults than in 19 younger adults.During a navigation task, one brain connectivity pattern had an approximately 65% smaller range in 19 older adults than in 19 younger adults.

Cohort study of 479 peopleMechanisms
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Aging limits cortical network recovery after stroke in mice

In 3-month-old and 18-month-old mice with experimental stroke, aged animals failed to regain somatomotor functional connectivity and behavioral performance.In 3-month-old and 18-month-old mice with experimental stroke, aged animals failed to regain somatomotor functional connectivity and behavioral performance.

Experiments in miceMechanisms
Nature Neuroscience

Aging and Alzheimer's alter separate functional brain pathways

Two human cohorts of 973 and 129 individuals revealed that aging and Alzheimer's disease disrupt separate, orthogonal functional communication axes across the brain.Two human cohorts of 973 and 129 individuals revealed that aging and Alzheimer's disease disrupt separate, orthogonal functional communication axes across the brain.

Cohort study of 973 peopleMechanisms
medRxiv

AI model predicts Alzheimer's conversion across cohorts

In 101 people with mild cognitive impairment, the model predicted conversion with an AUC of 0.72 and mirrored rates of brain atrophy and cognitive decline.In 101 people with mild cognitive impairment, the model predicted conversion with an AUC of 0.72 and mirrored rates of brain atrophy and cognitive decline.

Preprint: computational studyAlzheimer's disease
bioRxiv

Childhood ADHD brain patterns link to markers of late-life aging

In two human cohorts, Alzheimer's genetic risk predicted childhood ADHD, while an ADHD-related brain profile correlated with reproductive aging markers and poorer…In two human cohorts, Alzheimer's genetic risk predicted childhood ADHD, while an ADHD-related brain profile correlated with reproductive aging markers and poorer late-life cognition.

Preprint: cohort study of 522 peoplePopulations
bioRxiv

Normative brain models reveal dopamine shifts in early amyloid

In cognitively unimpaired older adults, intermediate amyloid burden showed lower dopamine-transporter deviation scores than amyloid-positive status, with an adjusted…In cognitively unimpaired older adults, intermediate amyloid burden showed lower dopamine-transporter deviation scores than amyloid-positive status, with an adjusted difference of −0.582.

Preprint: cohort study of 4,152 peopleBiomarkers