Introduction Cognitive reserve (CR) is associated
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Introduction Cognitive reserve (CR) is associated with better cognitive outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), yet the neurophysiological factors mediating this relationship remain poorly understood.
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- Preserved α2 oscillations underpin reserve-related resilience of semantic verbal fluency in multiple sclerosis (2026) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi
Introduction Cognitive reserve (CR) is associated with better cognitive outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), yet the neurophysiological factors mediating this relationship remain poorly understood.
generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5Keywords: cognitive introduction reserve associated better outcomes people multiple sclerosis pwms neurophysiological factors mediating relationship remain - Machine learning methods evaluation for identification of cognitive phenotypes in multiple sclerosis and their MRI correlates (2026) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi
While the present study focused on global brain volumetry and white matter lesion burden, future studies could investigate whether specific lesion locations, regional patterns of brain atrophy measures, or longitudinal changes in MRI better explain the differences observed between cognitive phenotypes. Although validated tools with proven performance were used for brain structure and MS lesion segmentation, the absence of manual refinement represents a limitation of this study, as residual segmentation errors could have influenced individual measurements. This observation may reflect the influence of cognitive reserve and other factors that modify the clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis and warrants further investigation.
generalstated in inline gapsevidence 5/5Keywords: brain lesion cognitive segmentation present focused global volumetry white matter burden future investigate whether speci - The Effect of Cognitive Reserve on the Cognitive Status of Persons With Multiple Sclerosis (2025) · Journal Human Research in Rehabilitation · doi
As more research demonstrates that cognitively stimulating activities outside of formal education can improve cognitive function in people with multiple sclerosis, the reviewed studies underscore the need for additional research into parameters influencing cognitive reserve.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: cognitive demonstrates cognitively stimulating activities outside formal education improve function people multiple sclerosis reviewed underscore
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