2023
Principal component analysis of synaptic density measured with [11C]UCB-J PET in early Alzheimer’s disease
O'Dell R, Higgins-Chen A, Gupta D, Chen M, Naganawa M, Toyonaga T, Lu Y, Ni G, Chupak A, Zhao W, Salardini E, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Arnsten A, Carson R, van Dyck C, Mecca A. Principal component analysis of synaptic density measured with [11C]UCB-J PET in early Alzheimer’s disease. NeuroImage Clinical 2023, 39: 103457. PMID: 37422964, PMCID: PMC10338149, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive domainsCognitive performanceSubjects' scoresCortical regionsNeuropsychological batteryEarly Alzheimer's diseaseAD groupBilateral regionsNormal participantsNegative loadingsCognitive impairmentCN participantsAlzheimer's diseaseParticipantsStructural correlatesStrong contributionParticipant characteristicsScoresPositive loadingsData-driven approachTotal variancePrincipal component analysisSpecific spatial patterns
2021
Amyloid-Associated Depression—or Not?
van Dyck CH, O'Dell RS, Mecca AP. Amyloid-Associated Depression—or Not? Biological Psychiatry 2021, 89: 737-738. PMID: 33766236, PMCID: PMC8396710, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Amyloid: From Starch to Finish
Krystal HL, Ross DA, Mecca AP. Amyloid: From Starch to Finish. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 87: e23-e24. PMID: 32299582, PMCID: PMC7449531, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.1182.Peer-Reviewed Original Research