Different cortex activation between young and middle-aged people during different type problem-solving: An EEG&fNIRS study

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 308; p. 121062
• Main Authors: Saricaoglu, Mevhibe, Yücel, Meryem Ayşe, Budak, Miray, Omurtag, Ahmet, Hanoglu, Lutfu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2025; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Aging; Aging - physiology; Alpha; Brain; Cerebral Cortex - physiology; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive ability; EEG; Electrodes; Electroencephalography; Electroencephalography - methods; Female; fNIRS; HbO; Hemodynamics; Humans; Infrared spectroscopy; Male; Metabolism; Middle age; Middle Aged; Older people; Problem solving; Problem Solving - physiology; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared - methods; Wernicke's area; Young Adult; Young adults; Aging; Alpha; fNIRS; HbO; Problem-solving; EEG

•Aging has an impact on problem-solving ability.•DLPFC/TA, STG, pSSC, and Wernicke have different activation during problem-solving.•There were significant differences in alpha band power during problem-solving.•The correlation results showed a positive between HbO and alpha band power.•Alpha power...