2021
Network interdigitations of Tau and amyloid‐beta deposits define cognitive levels in aging
Kim C, Montal V, Diez I, Orwig W, Initiative A, Sepulcre J. Network interdigitations of Tau and amyloid‐beta deposits define cognitive levels in aging. Human Brain Mapping 2021, 42: 2990-3004. PMID: 33955621, PMCID: PMC8193537, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitively normal older adultsAmyloid-betaPathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's diseaseHallmarks of Alzheimer's diseaseTau depositionPositron emission tomographyGeneral cognitive impairmentTau neurofibrillary tanglesAlzheimer's diseaseNormal older adultsOlder adultsAmyloid-beta depositionCognitive test scoresTau pathogenesisAD vulnerable areasNeurofibrillary tanglesHeteromodal areasTau accumulationCognitive changesCognitive deteriorationCognitive impairmentCognitive declinePathological hallmarkPreclinical ADCognitive level
2017
Hierarchical Organization of Tau and Amyloid Deposits in the Cerebral Cortex
Sepulcre J, Grothe M, Sabuncu M, Chhatwal J, Schultz A, Hanseeuw B, Fakhri G, Sperling R, Johnson K. Hierarchical Organization of Tau and Amyloid Deposits in the Cerebral Cortex. JAMA Neurology 2017, 74: 813-820. PMID: 28558094, PMCID: PMC5710537, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.0263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeteromodal areasTemporal lobeHarvard Aging Brain StudyHeteromodal association regionsAging Brain StudyCognitively normal participantsElderly brainsPositron emission tomographicPrimary somatomotor cortexDistribution volume ratioAlzheimer's diseaseTau depositionStandardized uptake value ratioVisual regionsNormal participantsAb depositionSomatomotor cortexTemporal areaPittsburgh compound BCarbon 11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound BBrain studiesAssociation regionsHuman brainPathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's diseaseCortical distribution