Decreased theta power at encoding and cognitive mapping deficits in elderly individuals during a spatial memory task

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• 作者：Sé ; golè ; ne Lithfous^a ; ^{lithfous@unistra.fr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Delphine Tromp^a ; André ; Dufour^a ; ^b ; Thierry Pebayle^b ; Romain Goutagny^a ; Olivier Despré ; s^a
• 关键词：Aging ; Spatial memory ; Theta ; Alpha ; EEG
• 刊名：Neurobiology of Aging
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：October 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：36
• 期：10
• 页码：2821-2829
• 全文大小：1114 K

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of theta activity in cognitive mapping, and to determine whether age-associated decreased theta power may account for navigational difficulties in elderly individuals. Cerebral activity was recorded using electroencephalograph in young and older individuals performing a spatial memory task that required the creation of cognitive maps. Power spectra were computed in the frontal and parietal regions and correlated with recognition performance. We found that accuracy of cognitive mapping was positively correlated with left frontal theta activity during encoding in young adults but not in older individuals. Compared with young adults, older participants were impaired in the creation of cognitive maps and showed reduced theta and alpha activity at encoding. These results suggest that encoding processes are impaired in older individual, which may explain age-related cognitive mapping deficits.