Article ; Online: A network approach to subjective cognitive decline: Exploring multivariate relationships in neuropsychological test performance across Alzheimer's disease risk states.
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior
2024 Volume 173, Page(s) 313–332
Abstract: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is characterized by subjective concerns of cognitive change despite test performance within normal range. Although those with SCD are at higher risk for developing further cognitive decline, we still lack methods using ... ...
| Abstract | Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is characterized by subjective concerns of cognitive change despite test performance within normal range. Although those with SCD are at higher risk for developing further cognitive decline, we still lack methods using objective cognitive measures that reliably distinguish SCD from cognitively normal aging at the group level. Network analysis may help to address this by modeling cognitive performance as a web of intertwined cognitive abilities, providing insight into the multivariate associations determining cognitive status. Following previous network studies of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's dementia (AD), the current study centered upon the novel visualization and analysis of the SCD cognitive network compared to cognitively normal (CN) older adult, MCI, and AD group networks. Cross-sectional neuropsychological data from CIMA-Q and COMPASS-ND cohorts were used to construct Gaussian graphical models for CN (n = 122), SCD (n = 207), MCI (n = 210), and AD (n = 79) groups. Group networks were explored in terms of global network structure, prominent edge weights, and strength centrality indices. CN and SCD group networks were contrasted using the Network Comparison Test. Results indicate that CN and SCD groups did not differ in univariate cognitive performance or global network structure. However, measures of strength centrality, principally in executive functioning and processing speed, showed a CN-SCD-MCI gradient where subtle differences within the SCD network suggest that SCD is an intermediary between CN and MCI stages. Additional results may indicate a distinctiveness of network structure in AD, a reversal in network influence between age and general cognitive status as clinical impairment increases, and potential evidence for cognitive reserve. Together, these results provide evidence that network-specific metrics are sensitive to cognitive performance changes across the dementia risk spectrum and can help to objectively distinguish SCD group cognitive performance from that of the CN group. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Aged ; Alzheimer Disease/diagnosis ; Alzheimer Disease/psychology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Cognitive Dysfunction/diagnosis ; Cognitive Dysfunction/psychology ; Cognition |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-02-21 |
| Publishing country | Italy |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 280622-8 |
| ISSN | 1973-8102 ; 0010-9452 |
| ISSN (online) | 1973-8102 |
| ISSN | 0010-9452 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.02.005 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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