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Beta-amyloid deposition and the aging brain.
Neuropsychology review - 1 Dec 2009
Rodrigue Karen M, Kennedy Kristen M, Park Denise C
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A central issue in cognitive neuroscience of aging research is pinpointing precise neural mechanisms that determine cognitive outcome in late adulthood as well as identifying early markers of less successful cognitive aging. One promising biomarker is beta amyloid (Abeta) deposition. Several new radiotracers have been developed that bind to fibrillar Abeta providing sensitive estimates of amyloid deposition in...
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