Diffusion Tensor Imaging Correlates of Financial Capacity Instrument-Short Form Completion Time in Mild Cognitive Impairment

The authors aimed to investigate the relationship between the time taken to complete financial tasks and the diffusion characteristics of white matter tracts in older individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compared to healthy controls. They found that participants with MCI had significantly longer completion times on the Financial Capacity Instrument-Short Form, which correlated with diffusion metrics in specific white matter tracts associated with cognitive functions like reading and arithmetic. This suggests that slower financial task performance may indicate early disease-related changes in individuals with MCI.