The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks

Abstract Previous studies in the field of abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training have shown that this training has the potential to enhance a wide variety of cognitive abilities. It can also generate specific changes in brain structure and function. However, there is lack of studies investig...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Jian Weng, Ye Xie, Chunjie Wang, Feiyan Chen
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/57b4a7592cf148efbf71568d10013d90
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:57b4a7592cf148efbf71568d10013d90
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:57b4a7592cf148efbf71568d10013d902021-12-02T16:06:43ZThe Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks10.1038/s41598-017-08955-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/57b4a7592cf148efbf71568d10013d902017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08955-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Previous studies in the field of abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training have shown that this training has the potential to enhance a wide variety of cognitive abilities. It can also generate specific changes in brain structure and function. However, there is lack of studies investigating the impact of AMC training on the characteristics of brain networks. In this study, utilizing graph-based network analysis, we compared topological properties of brain functional networks between an AMC group and a matched control group. Relative to the control group, the AMC group exhibited higher nodal degrees in bilateral calcarine sulcus and increased local efficiency in bilateral superior occipital gyrus and right cuneus. The AMC group also showed higher nodal local efficiency in right fusiform gyrus, which was associated with better math ability. However, no relationship was significant in the control group. These findings provide evidence that long-term AMC training may improve information processing efficiency in visual-spatial related regions, which extend our understanding of training plasticity at the brain network level.Jian WengYe XieChunjie WangFeiyan ChenNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jian Weng Ye Xie Chunjie Wang Feiyan Chen The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks
description	Abstract Previous studies in the field of abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training have shown that this training has the potential to enhance a wide variety of cognitive abilities. It can also generate specific changes in brain structure and function. However, there is lack of studies investigating the impact of AMC training on the characteristics of brain networks. In this study, utilizing graph-based network analysis, we compared topological properties of brain functional networks between an AMC group and a matched control group. Relative to the control group, the AMC group exhibited higher nodal degrees in bilateral calcarine sulcus and increased local efficiency in bilateral superior occipital gyrus and right cuneus. The AMC group also showed higher nodal local efficiency in right fusiform gyrus, which was associated with better math ability. However, no relationship was significant in the control group. These findings provide evidence that long-term AMC training may improve information processing efficiency in visual-spatial related regions, which extend our understanding of training plasticity at the brain network level.
format	article
author	Jian Weng Ye Xie Chunjie Wang Feiyan Chen
author_facet	Jian Weng Ye Xie Chunjie Wang Feiyan Chen
author_sort	Jian Weng
title	The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks
title_short	The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks
title_full	The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks
title_fullStr	The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks
title_full_unstemmed	The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks
title_sort	effects of long-term abacus training on topological properties of brain functional networks
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/57b4a7592cf148efbf71568d10013d90
work_keys_str_mv	AT jianweng theeffectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks AT yexie theeffectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks AT chunjiewang theeffectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks AT feiyanchen theeffectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks AT jianweng effectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks AT yexie effectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks AT chunjiewang effectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks AT feiyanchen effectsoflongtermabacustrainingontopologicalpropertiesofbrainfunctionalnetworks
_version_	1718384903325745152

The Effects of Long-term Abacus Training on Topological Properties of Brain Functional Networks

Ejemplares similares