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Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Reported in New Issue of Brain Connectivity
-New advances in understanding Alzheimer’s disease based on functional connectivity and neural networks are published in a Special Issue on Alzheimer’s Disease in
Brain Connectivity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. Click here to read the article now.
Beau Ances, Washington University in St. Louis, and coauthors, evaluated global resting-state functional connectivity signature in mutation carriers from the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network. They assessed the global resting-state functional connectivity with regards to amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration biomarkers and estimated years to symptom onset. They present their findings in the article entitled “Resting-State Function Connectivity Disruption as a Pathological Biomarker in Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease.”
Author of the article: Metro Creative
Publishing date: Dec 28, 2020 • December 28, 2020 • 2 minute read •
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Avid readers know that a good book can be a great escape. In addition to being a go-to hobby on rainy days and a great way to get away from the daily grind, reading can have a profound impact on mental health.
A 2013 study published in the journal Brain Connectivity used MRI scans to measure the effects of reading on the brain. The scans showed that reading not only triggered brain connectivity while reading, but also continued to do so for days afterward.
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a moment. in the meantime, tomorrow, of course a time for deep grieving but also a time for celebration of an incredible life and music from one of this country s greatest singers, perhaps even one of the world s greatest singers. as you can expect, music will be a big part of the funeral tomorrow. stevie wonder and aretha franklin and kevin costner will speak. singer roberta flack will be there. bobby brown, a source of controversy whether he was going to be there. he has confirmed that he will be there as well. and aretha franklin spoke about her very close relationship with whitney houston and here she talks about the first time that whitney came to her studio. she was about 9 or 10 years old. she had these little pigtails with a part in the middle of the head. very cute little girl. she sat down, was very, very quiet for the rest of the afternoon. and i think they instructed her to be quiet. so she was complying. and at that time i did not know she wanted to be a singer