Disruptions of the olfactory and default mode networks in Alzheimer's disease

ConclusionsThe results provide in vivo evidence for selective vulnerability of ON and DMN in AD and significantly improves the viable clinical applications of olfactory testing. A network ‐based approach, focusing on network integrity rather than focal pathology, seems beneficial to olfactory prediction of dementia in AD.

Source: Brain and Behavior - June 3, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Jiaming Lu, Qing X. Yang, Han Zhang, Paul J. Eslinger, Xin Zhang, Sichu Wu, Bing Zhang, Bin Zhu, Prasanna R. Karunanayaka Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research