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@ARTICLE{Li:285463,
author = {Li, Qingyue and Alexopoulou, Zampeta-Sofia and Dyrba,
Martin and Mallick, Elisa and Tröger, Johannes and Spruth,
Eike and Altenstein, Slawek and Bartels, Claudia and Glanz,
Wenzel and Incesoy, Enise I and Butryn, Michaela and
Kilimann, Ingo and Sodenkamp, Sebastian and Maier, Franziska
and Rostamzadeh, Ayda and Osterrath, Antje and Priller,
Josef and Schneider, Anja and Wiltfang, Jens and Laske,
Christoph and Falkenburger, Björn and Wagner, Michael and
Duezel, Emrah and Spottke, Annika and Petzold, Gabor C and
Jessen, Frank and König, Alexandra and Köhler, Stefanie
and Teipel, Stefan},
collaboration = {DELCODE, DESCRIBE study groups},
title = {{E}xploring neural correlates of automated speech-based
cognitive markers through resting-state functional
connectivity in aging and at-risk {A}lzheimer's disease.},
journal = {Alzheimer's research $\&$ therapy},
volume = {18},
number = {1},
issn = {1758-9193},
address = {London},
publisher = {BioMed Central},
reportid = {DZNE-2026-00241},
pages = {52},
year = {2026},
abstract = {Digital speech-based assessments provide scalable tools for
detecting subtle cognitive decline. Here, we investigated
whether digitally derived speech-based composite score of
cognition and individual speech features were associated
with alterations in functional connectivity (FC) within
task-related brain networks in the Alzheimer's disease
spectrum, which are known to reflect cognitive performance
and disease-related changes.Data were analyzed from 129
participants of the German PROSPECT-AD study, ranging from
cognitively healthy individuals to those with mild cognitive
impairment. Speech-based cognitive scores and speech
features were derived from automated phone-administered
semantic verbal fluency (SVF) and verbal learning tasks
(VLT). Resting-state fMRI assessed FC, with intrinsic
connectivity networks identified via independent component
analysis and dual regression. Associations were examined
using permutation-based voxel-wise regression, controlling
for demographic and clinical covariates. Seed-to-voxel
analyses were conducted to support network identification
and complement findings.Greater language network
connectivity in the left middle temporal gyrus was
associated with increased SVF temporal cluster switching
(FWE < .05, cluster size = 12 voxels, mean T = 3.86).
Exploratory analyses (uncorrected p < .01) demonstrated no
significant associations between cognitive composite scores
and FC. However, individual SVF and VLT speech features
exhibited network-specific associations across executive,
language, and default mode networks, indicating exploratory
yet spatially distinct connectivity patterns.Digital
speech-based assessments may have limited current utility
for detecting FC alterations in at-risk individuals. Further
validation using complementary methodological approaches,
shorter intervals between fMRI and speech assessments, and
testing in independent cohorts, are essential to establish
their reliability and clinical relevance for monitoring
brain network changes.},
keywords = {Alzheimer’s disease spectrum (Other) / Digital assessment
(Other) / Functional MRI (Other) / Multicenter (Other) /
Speech (Other)},
cin = {AG Teipel / AG Priller / AG Düzel / ICRU / AG Falkenburger
/ AG Schneider / AG Wiltfang / AG Gasser / AG Wagner / AG
Spottke / AG Petzold / AG Jessen},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1510100 / I:(DE-2719)5000007 /
I:(DE-2719)5000006 / I:(DE-2719)1240005 / I:(DE-2719)1710012
/ I:(DE-2719)1011305 / I:(DE-2719)1410006 /
I:(DE-2719)1210000 / I:(DE-2719)1011201 / I:(DE-2719)1011103
/ I:(DE-2719)1013020 / I:(DE-2719)1011102},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353) / 899 -
ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-2719)DELCODE-20140101 /
EXP:(DE-2719)DESCRIBE-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:41731608},
doi = {10.1186/s13195-026-01993-x},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/285463},
}