Comparison of Resting-State Brain Activation between Healthy Normal and Low Auditory-Verbal Working Memory Capacity Participants

Working memory (WM) capacity is the ability to maintain attention and store information briefly in mind. However, each individual has a limited WM that varies from one person another. An can be categorized as having either normal or low capacity. This study aimed evaluate compare brain activations of healthy individuals with auditory-verbal A total 39 male young adults were recruited local universities for this study. They into group based on their score Malay Version Auditory Verbal Learning Test (MVAVLT). All participants underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans. The data analyzed using Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) Wake Forest University (WFU) Pickatlas softwares. Brain amplitude fluctuation (rsAF) contrasted between groups determine whether there any significant differences caused by different findings indicated showed significantly higher cortical left lingual gyrus, bilateral middle temporal calcarine, superior frontal precuneus compared group. It suggested activation these areas verbal-auditory was attributed lower neural adaptability at rest.