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White Matter Integrity And Age Related Differences In Reaction Time Components, Yiqin Yang
White Matter Integrity And Age Related Differences In Reaction Time Components, Yiqin Yang
Wayne State University Dissertations
Reduced speed in information processing is a well-documented phenomenon associated with advanced aging. Age-related deterioration in white matter integrity might play a role in age-related increase in reaction time (RT). However, the association between microstructural differences in particular white matter regions or tracts with RT is unclear. Decomposing RT into parts might be a better way to understand the relationship due to multiple processes involved in RT. In a lifespan sample of 90 healthy normotensive participants, this study examined the association between RT components derived from the Ratcliff diffusion model with age related difference in DTI indices of a wide …