High-frequency conductivity was negatively associated with myelin water fraction in the brain of cognitive impairments
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- 1Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2Department of Mathematics, College of Basic Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 3Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
- 4Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Abstract
BackgroundAlzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are associated with cognitive decline and brain changes, including gray and white matter atrophy. High-frequency conductivity (HFC) and myelin water fraction (MWF) serve as potential biomarkers for these neurological changes.PurposeTo evaluate the relationship between HFC and myelin-related metrics (MWF and white matter volume (WMV)) in the context of cognitive decline.Materials and methodsThis cross-sectional prospective study included 170 participants who were differentially diagnosed as 42 cognitively unimpaired (CU) older participants, 84 with amnestic MCI, and 44 with clinically diagnosed probable AD of mild to moderate severity. MRI techniques were used to measure HFC, MWF, and WMV across defined regions of interest that were (1) voxels with a WMV value greater than 1% and an MWF value greater than 1% (whole brain), (2) the hippocampus, (3) the insula, and (4) the thalamus in each participant. Statistical methods included correlations between these indices and clinical measures, multiple regression analyses of HFC with other MRI indices, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.ResultsThe robust multiple regression analyses showed that HFC was negatively associated with MWF in the whole-brain, hippocampal, and insular ROIs. Associations between HFC and WMV were region-specific, with a negative association in the whole-brain ROI and a positive association in the insula. Probable AD showed higher HFC in the whole-brain, hippocampal, and thalamic ROIs, while group differences in MWF and WMV were region-specific.ConclusionLower apparent MWF was associated with higher HFC, suggesting a relationship between tissue microstructural alterations and conductivity. Further research is needed to validate these findings in diverse populations.
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BibTeX
@article{rhee2026highfrequency,
title = {{High-frequency conductivity was negatively associated with myelin water fraction in the brain of cognitive impairments}},
author = {Hak Young Rhee and Mun Bae Lee and Hwang Mee Kim and Kisoo Kim and Soonchan Park and Chang-Woo Ryu and Oh-In Kwon and Geon-Ho Jahng},
journal = {Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.3389/fnagi.2026.1923437},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2026.1923437},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - High-frequency conductivity was negatively associated with myelin water fraction in the brain of cognitive impairments
AU - Hak Young Rhee
AU - Mun Bae Lee
AU - Hwang Mee Kim
AU - Kisoo Kim
AU - Soonchan Park
AU - Chang-Woo Ryu
AU - Oh-In Kwon
AU - Geon-Ho Jahng
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/04
JO - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
DO - 10.3389/fnagi.2026.1923437
UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2026.1923437
AB - BackgroundAlzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are associated with cognitive decline and brain changes, including gray and white matter atrophy. High-frequency conductivity (HFC) and myelin water fraction (MWF) serve as potential biomarkers for these neurological changes.PurposeTo evaluate the relationship between HFC and myelin-related metrics (MWF and white matter volume (WMV)) in the context of cognitive decline.Materials and methodsThis cross-sectional prospective study included 170 participants who were differentially diagnosed as 42 cognitively unimpaired (CU) older participants, 84 with amnestic MCI, and 44 with clinically diagnosed probable AD of mild to moderate severity. MRI techniques were used to measure HFC, MWF, and WMV across defined regions of interest that were (1) voxels with a WMV value greater than 1% and an MWF value greater than 1% (whole brain), (2) the hippocampus, (3) the insula, and (4) the thalamus in each participant. Statistical methods included correlations between these indices and clinical measures, multiple regression analyses of HFC with other MRI indices, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.ResultsThe robust multiple regression analyses showed that HFC was negatively associated with MWF in the whole-brain, hippocampal, and insular ROIs. Associations between HFC and WMV were region-specific, with a negative association in the whole-brain ROI and a positive association in the insula. Probable AD showed higher HFC in the whole-brain, hippocampal, and thalamic ROIs, while group differences in MWF and WMV were region-specific.ConclusionLower apparent MWF was associated with higher HFC, suggesting a relationship between tissue microstructural alterations and conductivity. Further research is needed to validate these findings in diverse populations.
SN - 1663-4365
ER -