2023
Association of Novelty-Related Locus Coeruleus Function With Entorhinal Tau Deposition and Memory Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
Prokopiou P, Engels-Domínguez N, Schultz A, Sepulcre J, Koops E, Papp K, Marshall G, Normandin M, El Fakhri G, Rentz D, Sperling R, Johnson K, Jacobs H. Association of Novelty-Related Locus Coeruleus Function With Entorhinal Tau Deposition and Memory Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease. Neurology 2023, 101: e1206-e1217. PMID: 37491329, PMCID: PMC10516269, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLC activityMemory declineLocus coeruleusCognitive declineEC tauHarvard Aging Brain StudyHuman neuroimaging studiesSteeper memory declineNoradrenergic brainstem nucleiLongitudinal cognitive dataFunctional MRI dataTau depositionAging Brain StudyPreclinical Alzheimer's diseaseTau progressionCortical tau depositionElevated beta-amyloidInterventions promoting resilienceMild cognitive impairmentExecutive dysfunctionExecutive functionNeuroimaging studiesTau spreadingTemporal cortexCognitive composite
2009
Abnormalities in brain synchronization are correlated with cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis
Arrondo G, Alegre M, Sepulcre J, Iriarte J, Artieda J, Villoslada P. Abnormalities in brain synchronization are correlated with cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2009, 15: 509-516. PMID: 19282416, DOI: 10.1177/1352458508101321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive impairmentBrain synchronyBRB-NCognitive functionBRB-N scoresEffect of MS lesionsEfficient cognitive processingBrain oscillatory activityHealthy controlsCentral nervous systemWhite matter tractsLong white matter tractsAuditory amplitude modulationExecutive functionVerbal memoryCognitive performanceDistant cortical areasBrain networksCognitive processesMultiple sclerosisBrain synchronizationYears of disease evolutionAuditory stimuliCortical areasBrain damage
2008
Memory decline evolves independently of disease activity in MS
Duque B, Sepulcre J, Bejarano B, Samaranch L, Pastor P, Villoslada P. Memory decline evolves independently of disease activity in MS. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2008, 14: 947-953. PMID: 18573817, DOI: 10.1177/1352458508089686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymbol Digit Modalities TestSymbol Digit Modalities Test performanceCognitive impairmentBrief Repeatable Battery-NeuropsychologyVerbal memory performanceNatural history of cognitive impairmentExecutive functionVerbal memoryMemory performanceMemory declineHistory of cognitive impairmentCognitive evaluationMultiple sclerosisModal testingDisease activityDisability progressionDisabilityImpairmentMemoryEDSS changeStudy entryParameters of disease activityMS patientsProspective cohortRelapse