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Interaction between amyloid-β pathology and cortical functional columnar organization.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 Aug 2012
Beker Shlomit, Kellner Vered, Kerti Lucia, Stern Edward A
Abstract excerpt
Amyloid-β plaques are one of the major neuropathological features in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Plaques are found in the extracellular space of telencephalic structures, and have been shown to disrupt neuronal connectivity. Since the disruption of connectivity may underlie a number of the symptoms of AD, understanding the distribution of plaques in the neuropil in relation to the connectivity pattern of the...
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