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Korte JA, Weakley A, Donjuan Fernandez K, Joiner WM, Fan AP. Neural Underpinnings of Learning in Dementia Populations: A Review of Motor Learning Studies Combined with Neuroimaging. J Cogn Neurosci 2024; 36:734-755. [PMID: 38285732 DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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The intent of this review article is to serve as an overview of current research regarding the neural characteristics of motor learning in Alzheimer disease (AD) as well as prodromal phases of AD: at-risk populations, and mild cognitive impairment. This review seeks to provide a cognitive framework to compare various motor tasks. We will highlight the neural characteristics related to cognitive domains that, through imaging, display functional or structural changes because of AD progression. In turn, this motivates the use of motor learning paradigms as possible screening techniques for AD and will build upon our current understanding of learning abilities in AD populations.
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Meneghetti N, Vannini E, Mazzoni A. Rodents' visual gamma as a biomarker of pathological neural conditions. J Physiol 2024; 602:1017-1048. [PMID: 38372352 DOI: 10.1113/jp283858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Neural gamma oscillations (indicatively 30-100 Hz) are ubiquitous: they are associated with a broad range of functions in multiple cortical areas and across many animal species. Experimental and computational works established gamma rhythms as a global emergent property of neuronal networks generated by the balanced and coordinated interaction of excitation and inhibition. Coherently, gamma activity is strongly influenced by the alterations of synaptic dynamics which are often associated with pathological neural dysfunctions. We argue therefore that these oscillations are an optimal biomarker for probing the mechanism of cortical dysfunctions. Gamma oscillations are also highly sensitive to external stimuli in sensory cortices, especially the primary visual cortex (V1), where the stimulus dependence of gamma oscillations has been thoroughly investigated. Gamma manipulation by visual stimuli tuning is particularly easy in rodents, which have become a standard animal model for investigating the effects of network alterations on gamma oscillations. Overall, gamma in the rodents' visual cortex offers an accessible probe on dysfunctional information processing in pathological conditions. Beyond vision-related dysfunctions, alterations of gamma oscillations in rodents were indeed also reported in neural deficits such as migraine, epilepsy and neurodegenerative or neuropsychiatric conditions such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. Altogether, the connections between visual cortical gamma activity and physio-pathological conditions in rodent models underscore the potential of gamma oscillations as markers of neuronal (dys)functioning.
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- Nicolò Meneghetti
- The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Excellence for Robotics and AI, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy
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- The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Excellence for Robotics and AI, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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Calvo-Rodriguez M, Kharitonova EK, Snyder AC, Hou SS, Sanchez-Mico MV, Das S, Fan Z, Shirani H, Nilsson KPR, Serrano-Pozo A, Bacskai BJ. Real-time imaging of mitochondrial redox reveals increased mitochondrial oxidative stress associated with amyloid β aggregates in vivo in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Mol Neurodegener 2024; 19:6. [PMID: 38238819 PMCID: PMC10797952 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-024-00702-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Reactive oxidative stress is a critical player in the amyloid beta (Aβ) toxicity that contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Damaged mitochondria are one of the main sources of reactive oxygen species and accumulate in Aβ plaque-associated dystrophic neurites in the AD brain. Although Aβ causes neuronal mitochondria reactive oxidative stress in vitro, this has never been directly observed in vivo in the living mouse brain. Here, we tested for the first time whether Aβ plaques and soluble Aβ oligomers induce mitochondrial oxidative stress in surrounding neurons in vivo, and whether this neurotoxic effect can be abrogated using mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants. METHODS We expressed a genetically encoded fluorescent ratiometric mitochondria-targeted reporter of oxidative stress in mouse models of the disease and performed intravital multiphoton microscopy of neuronal mitochondria and Aβ plaques. RESULTS For the first time, we demonstrated by direct observation in the living mouse brain exacerbated mitochondrial oxidative stress in neurons after both Aβ plaque deposition and direct application of soluble oligomeric Aβ onto the brain, and determined the most likely pathological sequence of events leading to oxidative stress in vivo. Oxidative stress could be inhibited by both blocking calcium influx into mitochondria and treating with the mitochondria-targeted antioxidant SS31. Remarkably, the latter ameliorated plaque-associated dystrophic neurites without impacting Aβ plaque burden. CONCLUSIONS Considering these results, combination of mitochondria-targeted compounds with other anti-amyloid beta or anti-tau therapies hold promise as neuroprotective drugs for the prevention and/or treatment of AD.
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- Maria Calvo-Rodriguez
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
- Present address: Foundational Neuroscience Center, AbbVie Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, 581 83, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16Th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
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Hu J, Zheng L, Guan Z, Zhong K, Huang F, Huang Q, Yang J, Li W, Li S. Sensory gamma entrainment: Impact on amyloid protein and therapeutic mechanism. Brain Res Bull 2023; 202:110750. [PMID: 37625524 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.110750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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The deposition of amyloid β peptide (Aβ) is one of the main pathological features of AD. The much-talked sensory gamma entrainment may be a new treatment for Aβ load. Here we reviewed the generation and clearance pathways of Aβ, aberrant gamma oscillation in AD, and the therapeutic effect of sensory gamma entrainment on AD. In addition, we discuss these results based on stimulus parameters and possible potential mechanisms. This provides the support for sensory gamma entrainment targeting Aβ to improve AD.
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- Jiaying Hu
- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China; Key Laboratory of Novel Targets and Drug Study for Neural Repair of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China; Key Laboratory of Novel Targets and Drug Study for Neural Repair of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China; Key Laboratory of Novel Targets and Drug Study for Neural Repair of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, China.
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Zhang NK, Zhang SK, Zhang LI, Tao HW, Zhang GW. Sensory processing deficits and related cortical pathological changes in Alzheimer's disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1213379. [PMID: 37649717 PMCID: PMC10464619 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1213379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting cognitive functions. However, sensory deficits in AD start to draw attention due to their high prevalence and early onsets which suggest that they could potentially serve as diagnostic biomarkers and even contribute to the disease progression. This literature review examines the sensory deficits and cortical pathological changes observed in visual, auditory, olfactory, and somatosensory systems in AD patients, as well as in various AD animal models. Sensory deficits may emerge at the early stages of AD, or even precede the cognitive decline, which is accompanied by cortical pathological changes including amyloid-beta deposition, tauopathy, gliosis, and alterations in neuronal excitability, synaptic inputs, and functional plasticity. Notably, these changes are more pronounced in sensory association areas and superficial cortical layers, which may explain the relative preservation of basic sensory functions but early display of deficits of higher sensory functions. We propose that sensory impairment and the progression of AD may establish a cyclical relationship that mutually perpetuates each condition. This review highlights the significance of sensory deficits with or without cortical pathological changes in AD and emphasizes the need for further research to develop reliable early detection and intervention through sensory systems.
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- Nicole K. Zhang
- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Biomedical Engineering Program, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Physiology & Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Physiology & Neuroscience, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Casagrande CC, Rempe MP, Springer SD, Wilson TW. Comprehensive review of task-based neuroimaging studies of cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease using electrophysiological methods. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 88:101950. [PMID: 37156399 PMCID: PMC10261850 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.101950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
With an aging population, cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disorders are an emerging public health crises with enormous, yet still under-recognized burdens. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, and the number of cases is expected to dramatically rise in the upcoming decades. Substantial efforts have been placed into understanding the disease. One of the primary avenues of research is neuroimaging, and while positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are most common, crucial recent advancements in electrophysiological methods such as magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG) have provided novel insight into the aberrant neural dynamics at play in AD pathology. In this review, we outline task-based M/EEG studies published since 2010 using paradigms probing the cognitive domains most affected by AD, including memory, attention, and executive functioning. Furthermore, we provide important recommendations for adapting cognitive tasks for optimal use in this population and adjusting recruitment efforts to improve and expand future neuroimaging work.
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- Chloe C Casagrande
- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA; College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA; College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA; Department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
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Meehan CE, Embury CM, Wiesman AI, Schantell M, Wolfson SL, O’Neill J, Swindells S, Johnson CM, May PE, Murman DL, Wilson TW. Convergent and divergent oscillatory aberrations during visuospatial processing in HIV-related cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:3181-3192. [PMID: 35855581 PMCID: PMC10016044 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Adults with HIV frequently develop a form of mild cognitive impairment known as HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND), but presumably cognitive decline in older persons with HIV could also be attributable to Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, distinguishing these two conditions in individual patients is exceedingly difficult, as the distinct neural and neuropsychological features are poorly understood and most studies to date have only investigated HAND or AD spectrum (ADS) disorders in isolation. The current study examined the neural dynamics underlying visuospatial processing using magnetoencephalography (MEG) in 31 biomarker-confirmed patients on the ADS, 26 older participants who met criteria for HAND, and 31 older cognitively normal controls. MEG data were examined in the time-frequency domain, and a data-driven approach was utilized to identify the neural dynamics underlying visuospatial processing. Both clinical groups (ADS/HAND) were significantly less accurate than controls on the task and exhibited stronger prefrontal theta oscillations compared to controls. Regarding disease-specific alterations, those with HAND exhibited stronger alpha oscillations than those on the ADS in frontoparietal and temporal cortices. These results indicate both common and unique neurophysiological alterations among those with ADS disorders and HAND in regions serving visuospatial processing and suggest the underlying neuropathological features are at least partially distinct.
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- Chloe E Meehan
- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Geriatrics Medicine Clinic, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Memory Disorders & Behavioral Neurology Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Corresponding author: Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 14090 Mother Teresa Ln., Boys Town, NE 68010, USA.
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Meehan CE, Schantell M, Wiesman AI, Wolfson SL, O’Neill J, Bares SH, Johnson CM, May PE, Murman DL, Wilson TW. Oscillatory markers of neuroHIV-related cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease during attentional interference processing. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:524-541. [PMID: 36656738 PMCID: PMC9925679 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
People with HIV (PWH) frequently experience mild cognitive decline, which is typically attributed to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). However, such declines could also be a sign of early Alzheimer's disease (AD) in older PWH. Distinguishing these two pathologies in PWH is exceedingly difficult, as there is a major knowledge gap regarding their neural and neuropsychological bases. In the current study, we begin to address this knowledge gap by recording magnetoencephalography (MEG) during a flanker interference task in 31 biomarker-confirmed patients on the AD spectrum (ADS), 25 older participants with HAND, and 31 cognitively-normal controls. MEG data was examined in the time-frequency domain using a data-driven approach. Our results indicated that the clinical groups (ADS/HAND) performed significantly worse than controls on the task and exhibited aberrations in interference-related theta and alpha oscillations, some of which were disease-specific. Specifically, patients (ADS/HAND) exhibited weaker interference activity in frontoparietal and cingulate cortices compared to controls, while the ADS group exhibited stronger theta interference than those with HAND in frontoparietal, occipital, and temporal cortices. These results reveal overlapping and distinct patterns of neurophysiological alterations among those with ADS and HAND in attentional processing centers and suggest the existence of unique oscillatory markers of each condition.
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- Chloe E. Meehan
- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, CA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Memory Disorders and Behavioral Neurology Program, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska – Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Schantell M, Taylor BK, Spooner RK, May PE, O’Neill J, Morsey BM, Wang T, Ideker T, Bares SH, Fox HS, Wilson TW. Epigenetic aging is associated with aberrant neural oscillatory dynamics serving visuospatial processing in people with HIV. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:9818-9831. [PMID: 36534452 PMCID: PMC9831734 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite effective antiretroviral therapy, cognitive impairment and other aging-related comorbidities are more prevalent in people with HIV (PWH) than in the general population. Previous research examining DNA methylation has shown PWH exhibit accelerated biological aging. However, it is unclear how accelerated biological aging may affect neural oscillatory activity in virally suppressed PWH, and more broadly how such aberrant neural activity may impact neuropsychological performance. METHODS In the present study, participants (n = 134) between the ages of 23 - 72 years underwent a neuropsychological assessment, a blood draw to determine biological age via DNA methylation, and a visuospatial processing task during magnetoencephalography (MEG). Our analyses focused on the relationship between biological age and oscillatory theta (4-8 Hz) and alpha (10 - 16 Hz) activity among PWH (n=65) and seronegative controls (n = 69). RESULTS PWH had significantly elevated biological age when controlling for chronological age relative to controls. Biological age was differentially associated with theta oscillations in the left posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and with alpha oscillations in the right medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) among PWH and seronegative controls. Stronger alpha oscillations in the mPFC were associated with lower CD4 nadir and lower current CD4 counts, suggesting such responses were compensatory. Participants who were on combination antiretroviral therapy for longer had weaker theta oscillations in the PCC. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the concept of interactions between biological aging and HIV status on the neural oscillatory dynamics serving visuospatial processing. Future work should elucidate the long-term trajectory and impact of accelerated aging on neural oscillatory dynamics in PWH.
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- Mikki Schantell
- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Springer SD, Wiesman AI, May PE, Schantell M, Johnson HJ, Willett MP, Castelblanco CA, Eastman JA, Christopher-Hayes NJ, Wolfson SL, Johnson CM, Murman DL, Wilson TW. Altered visual entrainment in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: magnetoencephalography evidence. Brain Commun 2022; 4:fcac198. [PMID: 35974799 PMCID: PMC9374481 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent research has indicated that rhythmic visual entrainment may be useful in clearing pathological protein deposits in the central nervous system of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. However, visual entrainment studies in human patients with Alzheimer’s disease are rare, and as such the degree to which these patients exhibit aberrations in the neural tracking of rhythmic visual stimuli is unknown. To fill this gap, we recorded magnetoencephalography during a 15 Hz visual entrainment paradigm in amyloid-positive patients on the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum and compared their neural responses to a demographically matched group of biomarker-negative healthy controls. Magnetoencephalography data were imaged using a beamformer and virtual sensor data were extracted from the peak visual entrainment responses. Our results indicated that, relative to healthy controls, participants on the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum exhibited significantly stronger 15 Hz entrainment in primary visual cortices relative to a pre-stimulus baseline period. However, the two groups exhibited comparable absolute levels of neural entrainment, and higher absolute levels of entertainment predicted greater Mini-mental Status Examination scores, such that those patients whose absolute entrainment amplitude was closer to the level seen in controls had better cognitive function. In addition, 15 Hz periodic activity, but not aperiodic activity, during the pre-stimulus baseline period was significantly decreased in patients on the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum. This pattern of results indicates that patients on the Alzheimer’s disease spectrum exhibited increased visual entrainment to rhythmic stimuli and that this increase is likely compensatory in nature. More broadly, these results show that visual entrainment is altered in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and should be further examined in future studies, as changes in the capacity to entrain visual stimuli may prove useful as a marker of Alzheimer’s disease progression.
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- Seth D Springer
- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University , Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 , Canada
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- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
- Center for Mind and Brain, University of California Davis , Davis, CA 95616 , USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
- Memory Disorders & Behavioral Neurology Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital , Omaha, NE 68010 , USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, NE 68198 , USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, Creighton University , Omaha, NE 68178 , USA
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Casagrande CC, Wiesman AI, Schantell M, Johnson HJ, Wolfson SL, O’Neill J, Johnson CM, May PE, Swindells S, Murman DL, Wilson TW. Signatures of somatosensory cortical dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. Brain Commun 2022; 4:fcac169. [PMID: 35813878 PMCID: PMC9260304 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in the general population, while HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder is the most common neurological comorbidity in those infected with HIV and affects between 40 and 70% of this population. Both conditions are associated with cognitive impairment and have been associated with aberrant functioning in sensory cortices, but far less is known about their disparate effects on neural activity. Identifying such disparate effects is important because it may provide critical data on the similarities and differences in the neuropathology underlying cognitive decline in each condition. In the current study, we utilized magnetoencephalography, extensive neuropsychological testing and a paired-pulse somatosensory gating paradigm to probe differences in somatosensory processing in participants from two ongoing magnetoencephalography studies. The resulting participant groups included 27 cognitively normal controls, 26 participants with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder and 21 amyloid biomarker-confirmed patients with Alzheimer's disease. The data were imaged using a beamformer and voxel time series were extracted to identify the oscillatory dynamics serving somatosensory processing, as well as the amplitude of spontaneous cortical activity preceding stimulation onset. Our findings indicated that people with Alzheimer's disease and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder exhibit normal somatosensory gating but have distinct aberrations in other elements of somatosensory cortical function. Essentially, those with Alzheimer's disease exhibited accentuated neural responses to somatosensory stimulation, along with spontaneous gamma activity preceding stimulus onset. In contrast, those with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder exhibited normal responses to somatosensory stimulation but had sharply elevated spontaneous gamma activity prior to stimulus onset. These distinct aberrations may reflect the impact of different neuropathological mechanisms underlying each condition. Further, given the differential pattern of deficits in somatosensory cortical function, these measures may function as unique biomarkers in each condition and be useful in identifying persons with HIV who may go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chloe C Casagrande
- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE, USA
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE, USA,College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE, USA
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- Geriatrics Medicine Clinic, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA,Memory Disorders and Behavioral Neurology Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Correspondence to: Tony W. Wilson, PhD Patrick E. Brookhouser Endowed Chair in Cognitive NeuroscienceDirector, Institute for Human Neuroscience Boys Town National Research Hospital 14090 Mother Teresa Lane Boys Town, NE, USA E-mail:
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Yang X, Li X, Yuan Y, Sun T, Yang J, Deng B, Yu H, Gao A, Guan J. 40 Hz Blue LED Relieves the Gamma Oscillations Changes Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury in Rat. Front Neurol 2022; 13:882991. [PMID: 35800078 PMCID: PMC9253286 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.882991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundPhotobiomodulation (PBM) using low-level light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can be rapidly applied to various neurological disorders safely and non-invasively.Materials and MethodsForty-eight rats were involved in this study. The traumatic brain injury (TBI) model of rat was set up by a controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury. An 8-channel cortex electrode EEG was fixed to two hemispheres, and gamma oscillations were extracted according to each electrode. A 40 hz blue LED stimulation was set at four points of the frontal and parietal regions for 60 s each, six times per day for 1 week. Modified Neurologic Severity Scores (mNSS) were used to evaluate the level of neurological function.ResultsIn the right-side TBI model, the gamma oscillation decreased in electrodes Fp2, T4, C4, and O2; but significantly increased after 1 week of 40 hz Blue LED intervention. In the left-side TBI model, the gamma oscillation decreased in electrodes Fp1, T3, C3, and O1; and similarly increased after 1 week of 40 hz Blue LED intervention. Both left and right side TBI rats performed significantly better in mNSS after 40 hz Blue LED intervention.ConclusionTBI causes the decrease of gamma oscillations on the injured side of the brain of rats. The 40 hz Blue LED therapy could relieve the gamma oscillation changes caused by TBI and improve the prognosis of TBI.
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- Xiaoyu Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Medical Simulation Center, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Electronic Engineering (College of Meteorological Observation), Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, China
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- College of Electronic Engineering (College of Meteorological Observation), Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, China National Nuclear Corporation 416 Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Junwen Guan
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Wiesman AI, da Silva Castanheira J, Baillet S. Stability of spectral estimates in resting-state magnetoencephalography: Recommendations for minimal data duration with neuroanatomical specificity. Neuroimage 2021; 247:118823. [PMID: 34923132 PMCID: PMC8852336 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The principle of resting-state paradigms is appealing and practical for collecting data from impaired patients and special populations, especially if data collection times can be minimized. To achieve this goal, researchers need to ensure estimated signal features of interest are robust. In electro- and magnetoencephalography (EEG, MEG) we are not aware of any studies of the minimal length of data required to yield a robust one-session snapshot of the frequency-spectrum derivatives that are typically used to characterize the complex dynamics of the brain’s resting-state. We aimed to fill this knowledge gap by studying the stability of common spectra measures of resting-state MEG source time series obtained from large samples of single-session recordings from shared data repositories featuring different recording conditions and instrument technologies (OMEGA: N = 107; Cam-CAN: N = 50). We discovered that the rhythmic and arrhythmic spectral properties of intrinsic brain activity can be robustly estimated in most cortical regions when derived from relatively short segments of 30-s to 120-s of resting-state data, regardless of instrument technology and resting-state paradigm. Using an adapted leave-one-out approach and Bayesian analysis, we also provide evidence that the stability of spectral features over time is unaffected by age, sex, handedness, and general cognitive function. In summary, short MEG sessions are sufficient to yield robust estimates of frequency-defined brain activity during resting-state. This study may help guide future empirical designs in the field, particularly when recording times need to be minimized, such as with patient or special populations.
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- Alex I Wiesman
- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal QC, Canada.
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal QC, Canada
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