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SUBMITTER: Sperling RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2738994 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sperling Reisa A RA Laviolette Peter S PS O'Keefe Kelly K O'Brien Jacqueline J Rentz Dorene M DM Pihlajamaki Maija M Marshall Gad G Hyman Bradley T BT Selkoe Dennis J DJ Hedden Trey T Buckner Randy L RL Becker J Alex JA Johnson Keith A KA
Neuron 20090701 2
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been associated with functional alterations in a distributed network of brain regions linked to memory function, with a recent focus on the cortical regions collectively known as the default network. Posterior components of the default network, including the precuneus and posterior cingulate, are particularly vulnerable to early deposition of amyloid beta-protein, one of the hallmark pathologies of AD. In this study, we use in vivo amyloid imaging to demonstrate that ...[more]