Tau deposition is associated with functional isolation of the hippocampus in aging

oleh: Theresa M. Harrison, Anne Maass, Jenna N. Adams, Richard Du, Suzanne L. Baker, William J. Jagust

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01

Deskripsi

Deposition of tau protein aggregates occurs during aging and Alzheimer disease. Here, the authors show that tau burden in the anterior-temporal memory network is associated with disrupted fMRI connectivity and functional isolation of the hippocampus from other memory network components.