Brain dynamics supporting high cognitive performance reorganize after midlife
Yaroslav Chekin, Dakota Decker, Julien Dubois, Ryan M. Field, Andrew Gundran, Austin Jewison, Erin M. Koch, Gabriel Lerner, Zahra M. Aghajan, Naomi Miller, Katherine L. Perdue, Moriah Taylor
This study uses TD-fNIRS to map cognitive brain dynamics across the lifespan, identifying age-related neural dedifferentiation and compensatory strategies in high performers.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience