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Static balance was assessed during quiet standing, and dynamic balance was evaluated using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and the Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to record oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO) concentrations in predefined regions of interest during quiet standing and TUG tasks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Compared with the control group, both the Tai Chi and brisk walking groups showed significantly lower postural sway during quiet standing and higher POMA scores during dynamic balance assessment (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). The Tai Chi group also showed significantly shorter TUG completion time than the control group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt; 0.05) and demonstrated more pronounced advantages across static balance outcomes than the brisk walking group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). Cortical HbO results showed that the Tai Chi group had significantly higher HbO concentrations in the left primary somatosensory cortex during quiet standing and in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during walking compared with the control group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05), whereas no significant differences were observed between the brisk walking and control groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Different habitual exercise modalities were associated with better balance control in older adults with MCI, with Tai Chi showing more pronounced favorable associations than brisk walking. 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