First observation of the early link between proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease and their impact on brain function. (IMAGE)

University of Liège

First observation of the early link between proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease and their impact on brain function.

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State-of-the-art automatic brainstem segmentation methods were used to extract tau burden in its first aggregation site, that is, in the brainstem monoaminergic grey matter (bmGM). Beta-amyloid (Aβ) burden was extracted in the earliest cortical aggregation regions, i.e. in the bilateral medial superior frontal, inferior temporal, and fusiform areas.

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