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Karim HT, Lee S, Gerlach A, Stinley M, Berta R, Mahbubani R, Tudorascu DL, Butters MA, Gross JJ, Andreescu C. Hippocampal subfield volume in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment: Effects of worry and cognitive reappraisal. Neurobiol Aging 2024; 141:55-65. [PMID: 38823204 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Studies have confirmed that anxiety, especially worry and rumination, are associated with increased risk for cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Hippocampal atrophy is a hallmark of ADRD. We investigated the association between hippocampus and its subfield volumes and late-life global anxiety, worry, and rumination, and emotion regulation strategies. We recruited 110 participants with varying worry severity who underwent magnetic resonance imaging and clinical interviews. We conducted cross-sectional regression analysis between each subfield and anxiety, worry, rumination, reappraisal, and suppression while adjusting for age, sex, race, education, cumulative illness burden, stress, neuroticism, and intracranial volume. We imputed missing data and corrected for multiple comparisons across regions. Greater worry was associated with smaller subiculum volume, whereas greater use of reappraisal was associated with larger subiculum and CA1 volume. Greater worry may be detrimental to the hippocampus and to subfields involved in early ADRD pathology. Use of reappraisal appears protective of hippocampal structure. Worry and reappraisal may be modifiable targets for ADRD prevention.
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- Helmet T Karim
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
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Hoang KN, Huang Y, Fujiwara E, Malykhin N. Effects of healthy aging and mnemonic strategies on verbal memory performance across the adult lifespan: Mediating role of posterior hippocampus. Hippocampus 2024; 34:100-122. [PMID: 38145465 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23592] [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: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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In this study, we aimed to understand the contributions of hippocampal anteroposterior subregions (head, body, tail) and subfields (cornu ammonis 1-3 [CA1-3], dentate gyrus [DG], and subiculum [Sub]) and encoding strategies to the age-related verbal memory decline. Healthy participants were administered the California Verbal Learning Test-II to evaluate verbal memory performance and encoding strategies and underwent 4.7 T magnetic resonance imaging brain scan with subsequent hippocampal subregions and subfields manual segmentation. While total hippocampal volume was not associated with verbal memory performance, we found the volumes of the posterior hippocampus (body) and Sub showed significant effects on verbal memory performance. Additionally, the age-related volume decline in hippocampal body volume contributed to lower use of semantic clustering, resulting in lower verbal memory performance. The effect of Sub on verbal memory was statistically independent of encoding strategies. While total CA1-3 and DG volumes did not show direct or indirect effects on verbal memory, exploratory analyses with DG and CA1-3 volumes within the hippocampal body subregion suggested an indirect effect of age-related volumetric reduction on verbal memory performance through semantic clustering. As semantic clustering is sensitive to age-related hippocampal volumetric decline but not to the direct effect of age, further investigation of mechanisms supporting semantic clustering can have implications for early detection of cognitive impairments and decline.
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- Kim Ngan Hoang
- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, Edmonton, Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, Edmonton, Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, Edmonton, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, Edmonton, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Malykhin N, Pietrasik W, Hoang KN, Huang Y. Contributions of hippocampal subfields and subregions to episodic memory performance in healthy cognitive aging. Neurobiol Aging 2024; 133:51-66. [PMID: 37913626 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.10.006] [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: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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In the present study we investigated whether hippocampal subfield (cornu ammonis 1-3, dentate gyrus, and subiculum) and anteroposterior hippocampal subregion (head,body, and tail) volumes can predict episodic memory function using high-field high resolution structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We recruited 126 healthy participants (18-85 years). MRI datasets were collected on a 4.7 T system. Participants were administered the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV) to evaluate episodic memory function. Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationship between studied variables. We found that the volume of the dentate gyrus subfield and posterior hippocampus (body) showed a significant direct effect on visuospatial memory performance; additionally, an indirect effect of age on visuospatial memory mediated through these hippocampal subfield/subregion was significant. Logical and verbal memory were not significantly associated with hippocampal subfield or subregion volumes.
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- Nikolai Malykhin
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Doran S, Carey D, Knight S, Meaney JF, Kenny RA, De Looze C. Relationship between hippocampal subfield volumes and cognitive decline in healthy subjects. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1284619. [PMID: 38131011 PMCID: PMC10733466 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1284619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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We examined the relationship between hippocampal subfield volumes and cognitive decline over a 4-year period in a healthy older adult population with the goal of identifying subjects at risk of progressive cognitive impairment which could potentially guide therapeutic interventions and monitoring. 482 subjects (68.1 years +/- 7.4; 52.9% female) from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing underwent magnetic resonance brain imaging and a series of cognitive tests. Using K-means longitudinal clustering, subjects were first grouped into three separate global and domain-specific cognitive function trajectories; High-Stable, Mid-Stable and Low-Declining. Linear mixed effects models were then used to establish associations between hippocampal subfield volumes and cognitive groups. Decline in multiple hippocampal subfields was associated with global cognitive decline, specifically the presubiculum (estimate -0.20; 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.78 - -0.02; p = 0.03), subiculum (-0.44; -0.82 - -0.06; p = 0.02), CA1 (-0.34; -0.78 - -0.02; p = 0.04), CA4 (-0.55; -0.93 - -0.17; p = 0.005), molecular layer (-0.49; -0.87 - -0.11; p = 0.01), dentate gyrus (-0.57; -0.94 - -0.19; p = 0.003), hippocampal tail (-0.53; -0.91 - -0.15; p = 0.006) and HATA (-0.41; -0.79 - -0.03; p = 0.04), with smaller volumes for the Low-Declining cognition group compared to the High-Stable cognition group. In contrast to global cognitive decline, when specifically assessing the memory domain, cornu ammonis 1 subfield was not found to be associated with low declining cognition (-0.14; -0.37 - 0.10; p = 0.26). Previously published data shows that atrophy of specific hippocampal subfields is associated with cognitive decline but our study confirms the same effect in subjects asymptomatic at time of enrolment. This strengthens the predictive value of hippocampal subfield atrophy in risk of cognitive decline and may provide a biomarker for monitoring treatment efficacy.
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- Simon Doran
- Department of Radiology, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- The Thomas Mitchell Centre for Advanced Medical Imaging, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- The Thomas Mitchell Centre for Advanced Medical Imaging, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- The Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA), St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Rabellino D, Thome J, Densmore M, Théberge J, McKinnon MC, Lanius RA. The Vestibulocerebellum and the Shattered Self: a Resting-State Functional Connectivity Study in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Its Dissociative Subtype. CEREBELLUM (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023; 22:1083-1097. [PMID: 36121553 PMCID: PMC10657293 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-022-01467-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The flocculus is a region of the vestibulocerebellum dedicated to the coordination of neck, head, and eye movements for optimal posture, balance, and orienting responses. Despite growing evidence of vestibular and oculomotor impairments in the aftermath of traumatic stress, little is known about the effects of chronic psychological trauma on vestibulocerebellar functioning. Here, we investigated alterations in functional connectivity of the flocculus at rest among individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its dissociative subtype (PTSD + DS) as compared to healthy controls. Forty-four healthy controls, 57 PTSD, and 32 PTSD + DS underwent 6-min resting-state MRI scans. Seed-based functional connectivity analyses using the right and left flocculi as seeds were performed. These analyses revealed that, as compared to controls, PTSD and PTSD + DS showed decreased resting-state functional connectivity of the left flocculus with cortical regions involved in bodily self-consciousness, including the temporo-parietal junction, the supramarginal and angular gyri, and the superior parietal lobule. Moreover, as compared to controls, the PTSD + DS group showed decreased functional connectivity of the left flocculus with the medial prefrontal cortex, the precuneus, and the mid/posterior cingulum, key regions of the default mode network. Critically, when comparing PTSD + DS to PTSD, we observed increased functional connectivity of the right flocculus with the right anterior hippocampus, a region affected frequently by early life trauma. Taken together, our findings point toward the crucial role of the flocculus in the neurocircuitry underlying a coherent and embodied self, which can be compromised in PTSD and PTSD + DS.
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- Daniela Rabellino
- Department of Psychiatry, Western University, University Hospital, (Room C3-103), 339 Windermere Road, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada.
- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Theoretical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western University, University Hospital, (Room C3-103), 339 Windermere Road, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada
- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western University, University Hospital, (Room C3-103), 339 Windermere Road, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada
- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Homewood Research Institute, Guelph, ON, Canada
- Mood Disorders Program and Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Western University, University Hospital, (Room C3-103), 339 Windermere Road, London, ON, N6A 5A5, Canada
- Imaging, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Neuroscience, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Homayouni R, Canada KL, Saifullah S, Foster DJ, Thill C, Raz N, Daugherty AM, Ofen N. Age-related differences in hippocampal subfield volumes across the human lifespan: A meta-analysis. Hippocampus 2023; 33:1292-1315. [PMID: 37881160 PMCID: PMC10841547 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23582] [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: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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The human hippocampus (Hc) is critical for memory function across the lifespan. It is comprised of cytoarchitectonically distinct subfields: dentate gyrus (DG), cornu ammonis sectors (CA) 1-4, and subiculum, each of which may be differentially susceptible to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative mechanisms. Identifying age-related differences in Hc subfield volumes can provide insights into neural mechanisms of memory function across the lifespan. Limited evidence suggests that DG and CA3 volumes differ across development while other regions remain relatively stable, and studies of adulthood implicate a downward trend in all subfield volumes with prominent age effects on CA1. Due to differences in methods and limited sampling for any single study, the magnitude of age effects on Hc subfield volumes and their probable lifespan trajectories remain unclear. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis on cross-sectional studies (n = 48,278 participants, ages = 4-94 years) to examine the association between age and Hc subfield volumes in development (n = 11 studies), adulthood (n = 30 studies), and a combined lifespan sample (n = 41 studies) while adjusting estimates for sample sizes. In development, age was positively associated with DG and CA3-4 volumes, whereas in adulthood a negative association was observed with all subfield volumes. Notably, the observed age effects were not different across subfield volumes within each age group. All subfield volumes showed a nonlinear age pattern across the lifespan with DG and CA3-4 volumes showing a more distinct age trajectory as compared to the other subfields. Lastly, among all the study-level variables, only female percentage of the study sample moderated the age effect on CA1 volume: a higher female-to-male ratio in the study sample was linked to the greater negative association between age and CA1 volume. These results document that Hc subfield volumes differ as a function of age offering broader implications for constructing theoretical models of lifespan memory development.
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- Roya Homayouni
- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
- Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Yang J, Liang L, Wei Y, Liu Y, Li X, Huang J, Zhang Z, Li L, Deng D. Altered cortical and subcortical morphometric features and asymmetries in the subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1297028. [PMID: 38107635 PMCID: PMC10722314 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1297028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Introduction This study aimed to evaluate morphological changes in cortical and subcortical regions and their asymmetrical differences in individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). These morphological changes may provide valuable insights into the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods We conducted structural MRI scans on a cohort comprising 62 SCD patients, 97 MCI patients, and 70 age-, sex-, and years of education-matched healthy controls (HC). Using Freesurfer, we quantified surface area, thickness, the local gyrification index (LGI) of cortical regions, and the volume of subcortical nuclei. Asymmetry measures were also calculated. Additionally, we explored the correlation between morphological changes and clinical variables related to cognitive decline. Results Compared to HC, patients with MCI exhibited predominantly left-sided surface morphological changes in various brain regions, including the transverse temporal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, insula, and pars opercularis. SCD patients showed relatively minor surface morphological changes, primarily in the insula and pars triangularis. Furthermore, MCI patients demonstrated reduced volumes in the anterior-superior region of the right hypothalamus, the fimbria of the bilateral hippocampus, and the anterior region of the left thalamus. These observed morphological changes were significantly associated with clinical ratings of cognitive decline. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that cortical and subcortical morphometric changes may contribute to cognitive impairment in MCI, while compensatory mechanisms may be at play in SCD to preserve cognitive function. These insights have the potential to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of AD.
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- Jin Yang
- School of Medicine, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Academy of Medical Science, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Academy of Medical Science, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Academy of Medical Science, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Academy of Medical Science, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Academy of Medical Science, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Medicine, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Department of Radiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Academy of Medical Science, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Lai YM, Chang YL. Age-related differences in associative memory recognition of Chinese characters and hippocampal subfield volumes. Biol Psychol 2023; 183:108657. [PMID: 37562576 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108657] [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: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Associative memory is a type of hippocampal-dependent episodic memory that declines with age. Studies have examined the neural substrates underlying associative memory and considered the hippocampus holistically; however, the association between associative memory decline and volumetric change in hippocampal subfields in the context of normal aging remains uncharacterized. Leveraging the distinct linguistic features of Chinese characters to evaluate distinct types of false recognition, we investigated age-related differences in associative recognition and hippocampal subfield volumes, as well as the relationship between behavioral performance and hippocampal morphometry in 25 younger adults and 32 older adults. The results showed an age-related associative memory deficit, which was exacerbated after a 30-min delay. Older adults showed higher susceptibility to false alarm errors with recombined and orthographically related foils compared to phonologically or semantically related ones. Moreover, we detected a disproportionately age-related, time-dependent increase in orthographic errors. Older adults exhibited smaller volumes in all hippocampal subfields when compared to younger adults, with a less pronounced effect observed in the CA2/3 subfield. Group-collapsed correlational analyses revealed associations between specific hippocampal subfields and associative memory but not item memory. Additionally, multi-subfield regions had prominent associations with delayed recognition. These findings underscore the significance of multiple hippocampal subfields in various hippocampal-dependent processes including associative memory, recollection-based retrieval, and pattern separation ability. Moreover, our observations of age-related difficulty in differentiating perceptually similar foils from targets provide a unique opportunity for examining the essential contribution of individual hippocampal subfields to the pattern separation process in mnemonic recognition.
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- Ya-Mei Lai
- Department of Psychology, College of Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Clinical Psychology Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, College of Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Palmer JM, Huentelman M, Ryan L. More than just risk for Alzheimer's disease: APOE ε4's impact on the aging brain. Trends Neurosci 2023; 46:750-763. [PMID: 37460334 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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The apolipoprotein ε4 (APOE ε4) allele is most commonly associated with increased risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, recent longitudinal studies suggest that these risks are overestimated; most ε4 carriers will not develop dementia in their lifetime. In this article, we review new evidence regarding the impact of APOE ε4 on cognition among healthy older adults. We discuss emerging work from animal models suggesting that ε4 impacts brain structure and function in multiple ways that may lead to age-related cognitive impairment, independent from AD pathology. We discuss the importance of taking an individualized approach in future studies by incorporating biomarkers and neuroimaging methods that may better disentangle the phenotypic influences of APOE ε4 on the aging brain from prodromal AD pathology.
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- Justin M Palmer
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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Raschick M, Richter A, Fischer L, Knopf L, Schult A, Yakupov R, Behnisch G, Guttek K, Düzel E, Dunay IR, Seidenbecher CI, Schraven B, Reinhold D, Schott BH. Plasma concentrations of anti-inflammatory cytokine TGF-β are associated with hippocampal structure related to explicit memory performance in older adults. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2023:10.1007/s00702-023-02638-1. [PMID: 37115329 PMCID: PMC10374779 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-023-02638-1] [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: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Human cognitive abilities, and particularly hippocampus-dependent memory performance typically decline with increasing age. Immunosenescence, the age-related disintegration of the immune system, is increasingly coming into the focus of research as a considerable factor contributing to cognitive decline. In the present study, we investigated potential associations between plasma levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and learning and memory performance as well as hippocampal anatomy in young and older adults. Plasma concentrations of the inflammation marker CRP as well as the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α and the anti-inflammatory cytokine TGF-β1 were measured in 142 healthy adults (57 young, 24.47 ± 4.48 years; 85 older, 63.66 ± 7.32 years) who performed tests of explicit memory (Verbal Learning and Memory Test, VLMT; Wechsler Memory Scale, Logical Memory, WMS) with an additional delayed recall test after 24 h. Hippocampal volumetry and hippocampal subfield segmentation were performed using FreeSurfer, based on T1-weighted and high-resolution T2-weighted MR images. When investigating the relationship between memory performance, hippocampal structure, and plasma cytokine levels, we found that TGF-β1 concentrations were positively correlated with the volumes of the hippocampal CA4-dentate gyrus region in older adults. These volumes were in turn positively associated with better performance in the WMS, particularly in the delayed memory test. Our results support the notion that endogenous anti-inflammatory mechanisms may act as protective factors in neurocognitive aging.
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- Matthias Raschick
- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany
- Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health (C-I-R-C), Jena-Magdeburg-Halle, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research, Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health (C-I-R-C), Jena-Magdeburg-Halle, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research, Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Magdeburg, Germany
- Institute for Inflammation and Neurodegeneration, Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Health Campus Immunology, Infectiology and Inflammation (GC-I3), Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany
- Center for Intervention and Research on Adaptive and Maladaptive Brain Circuits Underlying Mental Health (C-I-R-C), Jena-Magdeburg-Halle, Germany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Health Campus Immunology, Infectiology and Inflammation (GC-I3), Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Center for Health and Medical Prevention (CHaMP), Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Health Campus Immunology, Infectiology and Inflammation (GC-I3), Medical Faculty, Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Center for Health and Medical Prevention (CHaMP), Otto-Von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118, Magdeburg, Germany.
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Magdeburg, Germany.
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Göttingen, Germany.
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Qu H, Ge H, Wang L, Wang W, Hu C. Volume changes of hippocampal and amygdala subfields in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neurol Belg 2023:10.1007/s13760-023-02235-9. [PMID: 37043115 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-023-02235-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Automated segmentation of hippocampal and amygdala subfields could improve classification accuracy of Mild Cognitive Impairments (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) individuals. METHODS We applied T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for 21 AD, 39 MCI and 32 normal control (NC) participants at 3-Tesla MRI. Twelve hippocampal subfields and 9 amygdala subfields in each hemisphere were analyzed using FreeSurfer 6.0. RESULTS Smaller volumes were observed in right/left whole hippocampus, right/left hippocampal tail, right/left subiculum, right Cornu ammonis 1(CA1), right/left molecular layer, right granule cell-molecular layer-dentate gyrus (GC-ML-DG), right CA4, right fimbria, right whole amygdala, right/left accessory basal, right anterior amygdala area, left central, left medial and right/left cortical nucleus of AD group compared to both MCI and NC groups (p < 0.001). The volumes of right presubiculum, right CA3, right hippocampus-amygdala-transition-area (HATA), right lateral, right basal, right central, right medial, right cortico-amygdaloid transition (CAT) and right paralaminar nucleus were significantly larger in NC than AD group (p ≤ 0.001), while the volumes of right subiculum, right CA1, right molecular layer, right whole hippocampus, right whole amygdala, right basal and right accessory basal were significantly larger in NC than MCI group (p ≤ 0.002). Trend analysis showed that most hippocampus and amygdala subfields have a trend of atrophy with the decline of cognitive function. Six core components were identified by the hierarchical clustering. The combined Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis achieved the diagnostic performances (AUC: 0.81) in differentiating AD from MCI; (AUC: 0.79) in differentiating MCI from NC and (AUC: 0.97) in differentiating AD from NC. CONCLUSIONS Volumetric differences of hippocampus and amygdala were at a finer subfields scale, and the volumes of right basal nucleus, left parasubiculum, left medial nucleus, left GC-ML-DG, left hippocampal fissure, and right fimbria can be employed as neuroimaging biomarkers to assist the clinical diagnosis of MCI and AD.
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- Hang Qu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, China
- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Biobank, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu, China.
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Relations of hippocampal subfields atrophy patterns with memory and biochemical changes in end stage renal disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2982. [PMID: 36804419 PMCID: PMC9941083 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29083-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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End-stage renal disease (ESRD) results in hippocampal volume reduction, but the hippocampal subfields atrophy patterns cannot be identified. We explored the volumes and asymmetry of the hippocampal subfields and their relationships with memory function and biochemical changes. Hippocampal global and subfields volumes were derived from 33 ESRD patients and 46 healthy controls (HCs) from structural MRI. We compared the volume and asymmetric index of each subfield, with receiver operating characteristic curve analysis to evaluate the differentiation between ESRD and HCs. The relations of hippocampal subfield volumes with memory performance and biochemical data were investigated in ESRD group. ESRD patients had smaller hippocampal subfield volumes, mainly in the left CA1 body, left fimbria, right molecular layer head, right molecular layer body and right HATA. The right molecular layer body exhibited the highest accuracy for differentiating ESRD from HCs, with a sensitivity of 80.43% and specificity of 72.73%. Worse learning process (r = 0.414, p = 0.032), immediate recall (r = 0.396, p = 0.041) and delayed recall (r = 0.482, p = 0.011) was associated with left fimbria atrophy. The left fimbria volume was positively correlated with Hb (r = 0.388, p = 0.05); the left CA1 body volume was negatively correlated with Urea (r = - 0.469, p = 0.016). ESRD patients showed global and hippocampal subfields atrophy. Left fimbria atrophy was related to memory function. Anemia and Urea level may be associated with the atrophy of left fimbria and CA1 body, respectively.
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Atrophy asymmetry in hippocampal subfields in patients with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Exp Brain Res 2023; 241:495-504. [PMID: 36593344 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-022-06543-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Volumetric analysis of hippocampal subfields and their asymmetry assessment recently has been useful biomarkers in neuroscience. In this study, hippocampal subfields atrophy and pattern of their asymmetry in the patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were evaluated. MRI images of 20 AD patients, 20 MCI patients, and 20 healthy control (HC) were selected. The volumes of hippocampal subfields were extracted automatically using Freesurfer toolkit. The subfields asymmetry index (AI) and laterality ([Formula: see text]) were also evaluated. Analysis of covariance was used to compare the subfields volume between three patient groups (age and gender as covariates). We used ANOVA (P < 0.05) test for multiple comparisons with Bonferroni's post hoc correction method. Hippocampal subfields volume in AD patients were significantly lower than HC and MCI groups (P < 0.02); however, no significant difference was observed between MCI and HC groups. The asymmetry index (AI) in some subfields was significantly different between AD and MCI, as well as between AD and HC, while there was not any significant difference between MCI groups with HC. In all three patient groups, rightward laterality ([Formula: see text]) was seen in several subfields except subiculum, presubiculum, and parasubiculum, while in AD patient, rightward lateralization slightly decrease. Hippocampal subfields asymmetry can be used as a quantitative biomarker in neurocognitive disorders. In this study, it was observed that the asymmetry index of some subfields in AD is significantly different from MCI. In AD, patient rightward laterality was less MCI an HC group.
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Wan M, Xia R, Lin H, Ye Y, Qiu P, Zheng G. Baduanjin exercise modulates the hippocampal subregion structure in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:956273. [PMID: 36600804 PMCID: PMC9806122 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.956273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Regular Baduanjin exercise intervention was proven to be beneficial in improving the cognitive ability and physical performance of older adults with different health conditions but was unclear to influence the structural plasticity of the hippocampus. This study aimed to explore the modulation of hippocampal subregions as a mechanism by which Baduanjin exercise improves cognitive frailty in older adults. Methods A total of 102 community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty were recruited and randomly allocated to the Baduanjin exercise training group and usual physical activity control group. The participants in the Baduanjin exercise training group participated in a 24-week Baduanjin exercise intervention program with an exercise frequency of 60 min per day, 3 days per week. Cognitive ability and physical frailty were assessed, and MRI scans were performed on all participants at baseline and after 24 weeks of intervention. The structural MRI data were processed with MRIConvert (version 2.0 Rev. 235) and FreeSurfer (version 6.0.0) software. Data analyses were performed using the independent sample t tests/Mann-Whitney U tests with the Bonferroni correction, mixed linear model, correlation, or mediation analysis by the SPSS 24.0 software (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, United States). Results After 24 weeks of intervention, a statistically significant increase was found for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores (p = 0.002) with a large effect size (Cohen's d = 0.94) and the significant interaction effect (P goup × time < 0.05), Memory Quotient (MQ) scores (p = 0.019) with a medium effect size (Cohen's d = 0.688) and the significant interaction effect (P goup × time < 0.05), and other parameters of WMS-RC test including pictures (p = 0.042), recognition (p = 0.017), and association (p = 0.045) test with a medium effect size (Cohens' d = 0.592, 0.703, and 0.581) for the Baduanjin training group, while significant decrease for the Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS) score (p = 0.022), with a medium effect size (Cohen's d = -0.659) and the significant interaction effect (P goup × time < 0.05) for the Baduanjin training group. The differences in the left parasubiculum, Hippocampal Amygdala Transition Area (HATA), right Cornu Ammonis Subfield 1 (CA1) and presubiculum volumes from baseline to 24 weeks after intervention in the Baduanjin training group were significantly greater than those in the control group (p < 0.05/12). Further analysis showed that the changes in right CA1 volume were positively correlated with the changes in MoCA and MQ scores (r = 0.510, p = 0.015; r = 0.484, p = 0.022;), the changes in right presubiculum and left parasubiculum volumes were positively correlated with the changes in MQ (r = 0.435, p = 0.043) and picture test scores (r = 0.509, p = 0.016), respectively, and the changes in left parasubiculum and HATA volumes were negatively correlated with the changes in EFS scores (r = -0.534, p = 0.011; r = -0.575, p = 0.005) in the Baduanjin training group, even after adjusting for age, sex, years of education and marital status; furthermore, the volume changes in left parasubiculum and left HATA significantly mediated the Baduanjin exercise training-induced decrease in the EFS scores (β = 0.376, 95% CI 0.024 ~ 0.947; β = 0.484, 95% CI 0.091 ~ 0.995); the changes of left parasubiculum and right CA1 significantly mediated the Baduanjin exercise training-induced increase in the picture and MO scores (β = -0.83, 95% CI-1.95 ~ -0.002; β = -2.44, 95% CI-5.99 ~ -0.32). Conclusion A 24-week Baduanjin exercise intervention effectively improved cognitive ability and reduced physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty, and the mechanism might be associated with modulating the structural plasticity of the hippocampal subregion.
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- Mingyue Wan
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China,College of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China,College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China,Department of Rehabilitation, Shenzhen Bao ‘an District People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China,*Correspondence: Guohua Zheng,
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Walsh MJM, Ofori E, Pagni BA, Chen K, Sullivan G, Braden BB. Preliminary findings of accelerated visual memory decline and baseline brain correlates in middle-age and older adults with autism: The case for hippocampal free-water. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:1029166. [PMID: 36437999 PMCID: PMC9694823 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1029166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Research aimed at understanding cognitive and brain aging in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is growing, but critical longitudinal work is scant. Adults with ASD struggle with tasks involving visual memory compared with neurotypical adults (NT). This may be related to differences in size or integrity of the hippocampus and its' primary structural connectivity pathway, the fornix. The aim of this study was to describe preliminary findings of longitudinal aging trajectories in short- and long-term visual memory abilities in middle-age and older adults with ASD, compared with matched NT adults. We then evaluated baseline multi-modal imaging metrics of the hippocampal system, including the relatively novel metric of free-water, as potential correlates of longitudinal memory change in the ASD group. Middle-age and older adults with ASD (n = 25) and matched NT adults (n = 25) between the ages of 40 and 70 years were followed longitudinally at ~2-year intervals (range 2-5 years). Participants completed the Wechsler Memory Scale III Visual Reproduction task. Longitudinal mixed models were utilized to detect group differences in memory change with baseline age and sex as covariates. Hippocampal volume was measured via T1-weighted MRI images with FreeSurfer. Fornix fractional anisotropy and hippocampal and fornix free-water were measured from diffusion tensor imaging scans. Exploratory correlations were run between individual hippocampal system metrics and longitudinal slopes of visual memory change. There was a significant group by time interaction for long-term visual memory, such that middle-age and older adults with ASD declined faster than matched NT adults. There was no group by time interaction for short-term visual memory. Baseline hippocampal free-water was the only hippocampal system metric that correlated with long-term visual memory change in the ASD group. As one of the first longitudinal cognitive and brain aging studies in middle-age and older adults with ASD, our findings suggest vulnerabilities for accelerated long-term visual memory decline, compared to matched NT adults. Further, baseline hippocampal free-water may be a predictor of visual memory change in middle-age and older adults with ASD. These preliminary findings lay the groundwork for future prognostic applications of MRI for cognitive aging in middle-age and older adults with ASD.
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- Melissa J. M. Walsh
- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Kang S, Chen Y, Wu J, Liang Y, Rao Y, Yue X, Lyu W, Li Y, Tan X, Huang H, Qiu S. Altered cortical thickness, degree centrality, and functional connectivity in middle-age type 2 diabetes mellitus. Front Neurol 2022; 13:939318. [PMID: 36408505 PMCID: PMC9672081 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.939318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the changes in brain structure and function in middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using morphometry and blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI). METHODS A total of 44 middle-aged patients with T2DM and 45 matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. Surface-based morphometry (SBM) was used to evaluate the changes in brain morphology. Degree centrality (DC) and functional connectivity (FC) were used to evaluate the changes in brain function. RESULTS Compared with HCs, middle-aged patients with T2DM exhibited cortical thickness reductions in the left pars opercularis, left transverse temporal, and right superior temporal gyri. Decreased DC values were observed in the cuneus and precuneus in T2DM. Hub-based FC analysis of these regions revealed lower connectivity in the bilateral hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus, left precuneus, as well as left frontal sup. CONCLUSION Cortical thickness, degree centrality, as well as functional connectivity were found to have significant changes in middle-aged patients with T2DM. Our observations provide potential evidence from neuroimaging for analysis to examine diabetes-related brain damage.
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- Shangyu Kang
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Xu J, Guan X, Wen J, Zhang M, Xu X. Polygenic hazard score modified the relationship between hippocampal subfield atrophy and episodic memory in older adults. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:943702. [PMID: 36389062 PMCID: PMC9659745 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.943702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding genetic influences on Alzheimer's disease (AD) may improve early identification. Polygenic hazard score (PHS) is associated with the age of AD onset and cognitive decline. It interacts with other risk factors, but the nature of such combined effects remains poorly understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined the effect of genetic risk and hippocampal atrophy pattern on episodic memory in a sample of older adults ranging from cognitively normal to those diagnosed with AD using structural MRI. Participants included 51 memory unimpaired normal control (NC), 69 mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 43 AD adults enrolled in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Hierarchical linear regression analyses examined the main and interaction effects of hippocampal subfield volumes and PHS, indicating genetic risk for AD, on a validated episodic memory composite score. Diagnosis-stratified models further assessed the role of PHS. RESULTS Polygenic hazard score moderated the relationship between right fimbria/hippocampus volume ratio and episodic memory, such that patients with high PHS and lower volume ratio had lower episodic memory composite scores [ΔF = 6.730, p = 0.011, ΔR 2 = 0.059]. This effect was also found among individuals with MCI [ΔF = 4.519, p = 0.038, ΔR 2 = 0.050]. In contrast, no interaction effects were present for those NC or AD individuals. A follow-up mediation analysis also indicated that the right fimbria/hippocampus volume ratio might mediate the link between PHS and episodic memory performance in the MCI group, whereas no mediation effects were present for those NC or AD individuals. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the interaction between AD genetic risk and hippocampal subfield volume ratio increases memory impairment among older adults. Also, the results highlighted a potential pathway in which genetic risk affects memory by degrading hippocampal subfield volume ratio in cognitive decline subjects.
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Pagni BA, Walsh MJ, Ofori E, Chen K, Sullivan G, Alvar J, Monahan L, Guerithault N, Delaney S, Braden BB. Effects of age on the hippocampus and verbal memory in adults with autism spectrum disorder: Longitudinal versus cross-sectional findings. Autism Res 2022; 15:1810-1823. [PMID: 36053945 PMCID: PMC9561078 DOI: 10.1002/aur.2797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Research studying aging in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is growing, but longitudinal work is needed. Autistic adults have increased risk of dementia, altered hippocampal volumes and fornix integrity, and verbal memory difficulties compared with neurotypical (NT) adults. This study examined longitudinal aging in middle-age adults with ASD versus a matched NT group, and compared findings with cross-sectional age effects across a broad adult age range. Participants were 194 adults with (n = 106; 74 male) and without (n = 88; 52 male) ASD, ages 18-71. Participants (n = 45; 40-70 age range) with two visits (2-3 years apart) were included in a longitudinal analysis. Hippocampal volume, fornix fractional anisotropy (FA), and verbal memory were measured via T1-weighted MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, respectively. Longitudinal mixed models were used for hippocampal system variables and reliable change index categories were used for Auditory Verbal Learning Test analyses. Multivariate regression was used for cross-sectional analyses. Middle-age adults with ASD had greater longitudinal hippocampal volume loss and were more likely to show clinically meaningful decline in short-term memory, compared with NT. In contrast, cross-sectional associations between increasing age and worsening short-term memory were identified in NT, but not autistic adults. Reduced fornix FA and long-term memory in ASD were found across the broad cross-sectional age range. These preliminary longitudinal findings suggest accelerated hippocampal volume loss in ASD and slightly higher rates of clinically-meaningful decline in verbal short-term memory. Contradictory cross-sectional and longitudinal results underscore the importance of longitudinal aging research in autistic adults. LAY SUMMARY: Autistic adults have increased risk of dementia, differences in brain memory structures, and difficulty with memory compared with neurotypical (NT) adults. However, there are no publications that follow the same middle-age autistic adults over time to see how their brain and memory change. Our preliminary findings in a small middle-age autism sample suggest a key memory brain structure, the hippocampus, may shrink faster over 2-3 years compared with NT, and short-term memory may become more challenging for some. Across a broad adult range, autistic adults also had reduced integrity of connections to the hippocampus and greater challenges with long-term memory. In our larger sample across a broad age range, the results did not hint at this aforementioned pattern of accelerated aging. This underscores the importance of more aging research in autism, and especially research where people are followed over time.
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- Broc A. Pagni
- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, 901 E. Willetta St, Phoenix, AZ
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Lattie F. Coor Hall, Room 3407, 976 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85281
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Mohibbullah M, Pringgo Wicaksono MY, Hannan MA, Dash R, Nur Meinita MD, Choi JS, Hong YK, Moon IS. The Edible Seaweed Gelidium amansii Promotes Structural Plasticity of Hippocampal Neurons and Improves Scopolamine-Induced Learning and Memory Impairment in Mice. CNS & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS DRUG TARGETS 2022; 22:CNSNDDT-EPUB-126264. [PMID: 36093815 DOI: 10.2174/1871527321666220909142158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gelidium amansii has been gaining profound interest in East Asian countries due to its enormous commercial value for agar production and its extensive pharmacological properties. Previous studies have shown that the ethanol extract of Gelidium amansii (GAE) has promising neurotrophic effects in in vitro conditions. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed at investigating the protective effects of GAE against scopolamine-induced cognitive deficits and its modulatory effects on hippocampal plasticity in mice. METHODS For memory-related behavioral studies, the passive avoidance test and radial arm maze paradigm were conducted. The brain slices of the hippocampus CA1 neurons of experimental mice were then prepared to perform Golgi staining for analyzing spine density and its characteristic shape, and immunohistochemistry for assessing the expression of different pre- and postsynaptic proteins. RESULTS Following oral administration of GAE (0.5 mg/g body weight), mice with memory deficits exhibited a significant increase in the latency time on the passive avoidance test and a decrease in the number of working and reference memory errors and latency time on the radial arm maze test. Microscopic observations of Golgi-impregnated tissue sections and immunohistochemistry of hippocampal slices showed that neurons from GAE-treated mice displayed higher spine density and spine dynamics, increased synaptic contact, and the recruitment of memory-associated proteins such as N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NR2A and NR2B) and postsynaptic density-95 (PSD-95) when compared with the control group. CONCLUSION With these memory-protective functions and a modulatory role in underlying memory-related events, GAE could be a potential functional food and a promising source of pharmacological agents for the prevention and treatment of memory-related brain disorders.
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- Md Mohibbullah
- Department of Fishing and Post Harvest Technology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
- Seafood Research Center, Silla University, #605, Advanced Seafood Processing Complex, Wonyang-ro, Amnam-dong, Seo-gu, Busan 49277, Korea
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, College of Medical and Life Sciences, Silla University, Busan 46958, Korea
- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Namku, Busan 608-737, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
- Department of Anatomy, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, 38066, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk 38066, Korea
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Center for Maritime Biosciences Studies, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto 53123, Indonesia
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- Seafood Research Center, Silla University, #605, Advanced Seafood Processing Complex, Wonyang-ro, Amnam-dong, Seo-gu, Busan 49277, Korea
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Division of Bioindustry, College of Medical and Life Sciences, Silla University, Busan 46958, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Namku, Busan 608-737, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk 38066, Korea
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Kovbasiuk A, Lewandowska P, Brzezicka A, Kowalczyk-Grębska N. Neuroanatomical predictors of complex skill acquisition during video game training. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:834954. [PMID: 35937888 PMCID: PMC9354597 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.834954] [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: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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It is known that the outcomes of complex video game (VG) skill acquisition are correlated with individual differences in demographic and behavioral variables, such as age, intelligence and visual attention. However, empirical studies of the relationship between neuroanatomical features and success in VG training have been few and far between. The present review summarizes existing literature on gray matter (GM) and white matter correlates of complex VG skill acquisition as well as explores its relationship with neuroplasticity. In particular, since age can be an important factor in the acquisition of new cognitive skills, we present studies that compare different age groups (young and old adults). Our review reveals that GM in subcortical brain areas predicts complex VG learning outcomes in young subjects, whereas in older subjects the same is true of cortical frontal areas. This may be linked to age-related compensatory mechanisms in the frontal areas, as proposed by The Scaffolding Theory of Aging and Cognition. In the case of plasticity, there is no such relationship – in the group of younger and older adults there are changes after training in both cortical and subcortical areas. We also summarize best practices in research on predictors of VG training performance and outline promising areas of research in the study of complex video game skill acquisition.
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- Anna Kovbasiuk
- Neurocognitive Research Center, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Management in Networked and Digital Societies, Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland
- *Correspondence: Anna Kovbasiuk,
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- Neurocognitive Research Center, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Neurocognitive Research Center, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
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- Neurocognitive Research Center, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
- Natalia Kowalczyk-Grębska,
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Chi CH, Yang FC, Chang YL. Age-related volumetric alterations in hippocampal subiculum region are associated with reduced retention of the “when” memory component. Brain Cogn 2022; 160:105877. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2022.105877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Okada T, Fujimoto K, Fushimi Y, Akasaka T, Thuy DHD, Shima A, Sawamoto N, Oishi N, Zhang Z, Funaki T, Nakamoto Y, Murai T, Miyamoto S, Takahashi R, Isa T. Neuroimaging at 7 Tesla: a pictorial narrative review. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2022; 12:3406-3435. [PMID: 35655840 PMCID: PMC9131333 DOI: 10.21037/qims-21-969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Neuroimaging using the 7-Tesla (7T) human magnetic resonance (MR) system is rapidly gaining popularity after being approved for clinical use in the European Union and the USA. This trend is the same for functional MR imaging (MRI). The primary advantages of 7T over lower magnetic fields are its higher signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios, which provide high-resolution acquisitions and better contrast, making it easier to detect lesions and structural changes in brain disorders. Another advantage is the capability to measure a greater number of neurochemicals by virtue of the increased spectral resolution. Many structural and functional studies using 7T have been conducted to visualize details in the white matter and layers of the cortex and hippocampus, the subnucleus or regions of the putamen, the globus pallidus, thalamus and substantia nigra, and in small structures, such as the subthalamic nucleus, habenula, perforating arteries, and the perivascular space, that are difficult to observe at lower magnetic field strengths. The target disorders for 7T neuroimaging range from tumoral diseases to vascular, neurodegenerative, and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia. MR spectroscopy has also been used for research because of its increased chemical shift that separates overlapping peaks and resolves neurochemicals more effectively at 7T than a lower magnetic field. This paper presents a narrative review of these topics and an illustrative presentation of images obtained at 7T. We expect 7T neuroimaging to provide a new imaging biomarker of various brain disorders.
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- Tomohisa Okada
- Human Brain Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Real World Data Research and Development, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Brain Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Brain Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Brain Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Medial Innovation Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Human Brain Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Khatri U, Kwon GR. Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis and Biomarker Analysis Using Resting-State Functional MRI Functional Brain Network With Multi-Measures Features and Hippocampal Subfield and Amygdala Volume of Structural MRI. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:818871. [PMID: 35707703 PMCID: PMC9190953 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.818871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Accurate diagnosis of the initial phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is essential and crucial. The objective of this research was to employ efficient biomarkers for the diagnostic analysis and classification of AD based on combining structural MRI (sMRI) and resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI). So far, several anatomical MRI imaging markers for AD diagnosis have been identified. The use of cortical and subcortical volumes, the hippocampus, and amygdala volume, as well as genetic patterns, has proven to be beneficial in distinguishing patients with AD from the healthy population. The fMRI time series data have the potential for specific numerical information as well as dynamic temporal information. Voxel and graphical analyses have gained popularity for analyzing neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and its prodromal phase, mild cognitive impairment (MCI). So far, these approaches have been utilized separately for the diagnosis of AD. In recent studies, the classification of cases of MCI into those that are not converted for a certain period as stable MCI (MCIs) and those that converted to AD as MCIc has been less commonly reported with inconsistent results. In this study, we verified and validated the potency of a proposed diagnostic framework to identify AD and differentiate MCIs from MCIc by utilizing the efficient biomarkers obtained from sMRI, along with functional brain networks of the frequency range .01-.027 at the resting state and the voxel-based features. The latter mainly included default mode networks (amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation [ALFF], fractional ALFF [ALFF], and regional homogeneity [ReHo]), degree centrality (DC), and salience networks (SN). Pearson's correlation coefficient for measuring fMRI functional networks has proven to be an efficient means for disease diagnosis. We applied the graph theory to calculate nodal features (nodal degree [ND], nodal path length [NL], and between centrality [BC]) as a graphical feature and analyzed the connectivity link between different brain regions. We extracted three-dimensional (3D) patterns to calculate regional coherence and then implement a univariate statistical t-test to access a 3D mask that preserves voxels showing significant changes. Similarly, from sMRI, we calculated the hippocampal subfield and amygdala nuclei volume using Freesurfer (version 6). Finally, we implemented and compared the different feature selection algorithms to integrate the structural features, brain networks, and voxel features to optimize the diagnostic identifications of AD using support vector machine (SVM) classifiers. We also compared the performance of SVM with Random Forest (RF) classifiers. The obtained results demonstrated the potency of our framework, wherein a combination of the hippocampal subfield, the amygdala volume, and brain networks with multiple measures of rs-fMRI could significantly enhance the accuracy of other approaches in diagnosing AD. The accuracy obtained by the proposed method was reported for binary classification. More importantly, the classification results of the less commonly reported MCIs vs. MCIc improved significantly. However, this research involved only the AD Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) cohort to focus on the diagnosis of AD advancement by integrating sMRI and fMRI. Hence, the study's primary disadvantage is its small sample size. In this case, the dataset we utilized did not fully reflect the whole population. As a result, we cannot guarantee that our findings will be applicable to other populations.
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- Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Nguyen T, Mueller S, Malbari F. Review: Neurological Complications From Therapies for Pediatric Brain Tumors. Front Oncol 2022; 12:853034. [PMID: 35480100 PMCID: PMC9035987 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.853034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation have been the mainstay of pediatric brain tumor treatment over the past decades. Recently, new treatment modalities have emerged for the management of pediatric brain tumors. These therapies range from novel radiotherapy techniques and targeted immunotherapies to checkpoint inhibitors and T cell transfer therapies. These treatments are currently investigated with the goal of improving survival and decreasing morbidity. However, compared to traditional therapies, these novel modalities are not as well elucidated and similarly has the potential to cause significant short and long-term sequelae, impacting quality of life. Treatment complications are commonly mediated through direct drug toxicity or vascular, infectious, or autoimmune mechanisms, ranging from immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome with CART-cells to neuropathy with checkpoint inhibitors. Addressing treatment-induced complications is the focus of new trials, specifically improving neurocognitive outcomes. The aim of this review is to explore the pathophysiology underlying treatment related neurologic side effects, highlight associated complications, and describe the future direction of brain tumor protocols. Increasing awareness of these neurologic complications from novel therapies underscores the need for quality-of-life metrics and considerations in clinical trials to decrease associated treatment-induced morbidity.
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- Thien Nguyen
- Department of Pediatrics, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Thien Nguyen,
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- Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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Kagerer SM, Schroeder C, van Bergen JMG, Schreiner SJ, Meyer R, Steininger SC, Vionnet L, Gietl AF, Treyer V, Buck A, Pruessmann KP, Hock C, Unschuld PG. Low Subicular Volume as an Indicator of Dementia-Risk Susceptibility in Old Age. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:811146. [PMID: 35309894 PMCID: PMC8926841 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.811146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Hippocampal atrophy is an established Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) biomarker. Volume loss in specific subregions as measurable with ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may reflect earliest pathological alterations. Methods Data from positron emission tomography (PET) for estimation of cortical amyloid β (Aβ) and high-resolution 7 Tesla T1 MRI for assessment of hippocampal subfield volumes were analyzed in 61 non-demented elderly individuals who were divided into risk-categories as defined by high levels of cortical Aβ and low performance in standardized episodic memory tasks. Results High cortical Aβ and low episodic memory interactively predicted subicular volume [F(3,57) = 5.90, p = 0.018]. The combination of high cortical Aβ and low episodic memory was associated with significantly lower subicular volumes, when compared to participants with high episodic memory (p = 0.004). Discussion Our results suggest that low subicular volume is linked to established indicators of AD risk, such as increased cortical Aβ and low episodic memory. Our data support subicular volume as a marker of dementia-risk susceptibility in old-aged non-demented persons.
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- Sonja M. Kagerer
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Psychogeriatric Medicine, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Psychogeriatric Medicine, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Psychogeriatric Medicine, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neurimmune, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Psychogeriatric Medicine, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich and ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Paul G. Unschuld,
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Huang Y, Huang L, Wang Y, Liu Y, Lo CYZ, Guo Q. Differential associations of visual memory with hippocampal subfields in subjective cognitive decline and amnestic mild cognitive impairment. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:153. [PMID: 35209845 PMCID: PMC8876393 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-02853-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background Although previous studies have demonstrated that the hippocampus plays a role in verbal memory, the role of hippocampal subfields in visual memory is uncertain, especially in those with preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to examine relationships between hippocampal subfield volumes and visual memory in SCD (subjective cognitive decline) and aMCI (amnestic mild cognitive impairment). Methods The study sample included 47 SCD patients, 62 aMCI patients, and 51 normal controls (NCs) and was recruited from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital. Visual memory was measured by the subtests of BVMT-R (Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised), PLT (Pictorial Learning Test), DMS (Delayed Matching to Sample), and PAL (Paired Associates Learning). Hippocampal subfield volumes were estimated using FreeSurfer software (version 6.0). We modeled the association between visual memory and relative hippocampal subfield volumes (dividing by estimated total intracranial volume) using Pearson's correlation and linear regression. Results Compared with the NC group, patients with SCD did not find any relative hippocampal subregion atrophy, and the aMCI group found atrophy in CA1, molecular layer, subiculum, GC-ML-DG, CA4, and CA3. After adjusting for covariates (age, sex, and APOE ε4 status) and FDR (false discovery rate) correction of p (q values) < 0.05, in NC group, DMS delay matching scores were significant and negatively associated with presubiculum (r = -0.399, FDR q = 0.024); in SCD group, DMS delay matching scores were negatively associated with CA3 (r = -0.378, FDR q = 0.048); in the aMCI group, BVMT-R immediate recall scores were positively associated with CA1, molecular layer, subiculum, and GC-ML-DG (r = 0.360–0.374, FDR q < 0.036). Stepwise linear regression analysis confirmed the association. Conclusions Our results indicate a different and specific correction of visual memory with relative hippocampal subfield volumes between SCD and aMCI. The correlations involved different and more subfields as cognitive decline. Whether these associations predict future disease progression needs dynamic longitudinal studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12877-022-02853-7.
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- Yanlu Huang
- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
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Liao W, Cui D, Jin J, Liu W, Wang X, Wang H, Li Y, Liu Z, Yin T. Correlation Between Amygdala Nuclei Volumes and Memory in Cognitively Normal Adults Carrying the ApoE ε3/ε3 Allele. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 13:747288. [PMID: 34970135 PMCID: PMC8713572 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.747288] [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: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The amygdala is known to be related to cognitive function. In this study, we used an automated approach to segment the amygdala into nine nuclei and evaluated amygdala and nuclei volumetric changes across the adult lifespan in subjects carrying the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ε3/ε3 allele, and we related those changes to memory function alteration. We found that except the left medial nucleus (Me), whose volume decreased in the old group compared with the middle-early group, all other nuclei volumes presented a significant decline in the old group compared with the young group. Left accessory basal nucleus (AB) and left cortico-amygdaloid transition area (CAT) volumes were also diminished in the middle-late group. In addition, immediate memory recall is impaired by the process of aging, whereas delayed recall and delayed recognition memory functions were not significantly changed. We found significant positive correlations between immediate recall scores and volumes of the bilateral basal nucleus (Ba), AB, anterior amygdaloid area (AAA), CAT, whole amygdala, left lateral nucleus (La), left paralaminar nucleus (PL), and right cortical nucleus (Co). The results suggest that immediate recall memory decline might be associated with volumetric reduction of the amygdala and its nuclei, and the left AB and left CAT might be considered as potential imaging biomarkers of memory decline in aging.
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- Wenqing Liao
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Sinovation (Beijing) Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.,Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Kothapalli SV, Benzinger TL, Aschenbrenner AJ, Perrin RJ, Hildebolt CF, Goyal MS, Fagan AM, Raichle ME, Morris JC, Yablonskiy DA. Quantitative Gradient Echo MRI Identifies Dark Matter as a New Imaging Biomarker of Neurodegeneration that Precedes Tisssue Atrophy in Early Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 85:905-924. [PMID: 34897083 PMCID: PMC8842777 DOI: 10.3233/jad-210503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Currently, brain tissue atrophy serves as an in vivo MRI biomarker of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, postmortem histopathological studies show that neuronal loss in AD exceeds volumetric loss of tissue and that loss of memory in AD begins when neurons and synapses are lost. Therefore, in vivo detection of neuronal loss prior to detectable atrophy in MRI is essential for early AD diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To apply a recently developed quantitative Gradient Recalled Echo (qGRE) MRI technique for in vivo evaluation of neuronal loss in human hippocampus. METHODS Seventy participants were recruited from the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, representing three groups: Healthy controls [Clinical Dementia Rating® (CDR®) = 0, amyloid β (Aβ)-negative, n = 34]; Preclinical AD (CDR = 0, Aβ-positive, n = 19); and mild AD (CDR = 0.5 or 1, Aβ-positive, n = 17). RESULTS In hippocampal tissue, qGRE identified two types of regions: one, practically devoid of neurons, we designate as "Dark Matter", and the other, with relatively preserved neurons, "Viable Tissue". Data showed a greater loss of neurons than defined by atrophy in the mild AD group compared with the healthy control group; neuronal loss ranged between 31% and 43%, while volume loss ranged only between 10% and 19%. The concept of Dark Matter was confirmed with histopathological study of one participant who underwent in vivo qGRE 14 months prior to expiration. CONCLUSION In vivo qGRE method identifies neuronal loss that is associated with impaired AD-related cognition but is not recognized by MRI measurements of tissue atrophy, therefore providing new biomarkers for early AD detection.
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
- The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Khlif MS, Werden E, Bird LJ, Egorova-Brumley N, Brodtmann A. Atrophy of Ipsilesional Hippocampal Subfields Vary Over First Year After Ischemic Stroke. J Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 56:273-281. [PMID: 34837426 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The structural integrity of hippocampal subfields has been investigated in many neurological disorders and was shown to be better associated with cognitive performance than whole hippocampus. In stroke, hippocampal atrophy is linked to cognitive impairment, but it is unknown whether the hippocampal subfields atrophy differently. PURPOSE To evaluate longitudinal hippocampal subfield atrophy in first year poststroke, in comparison with atrophy in healthy individuals. STUDY TYPE Cohort. SUBJECTS A total of 92 ischemic stroke (age: 67 ± 12 years, 63 men) and 39 healthy participants (age: 69 ± 7 years, 24 men). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE A3 T/T1-MPRAGE, T2-SPACE, and T2-FLAIR. ASSESSMENT FreeSurfer (6.0) was used to delineate 12 hippocampal subfields. Whole hippocampal volume was computed as sum of subfield volumes excluding hippocampal fissure volume. Separate assessments were completed for contralesional and ipsilesional hippocampi. STATISTICAL TESTS A mixed-effect regression model was used to compare subfield volumes cross-sectionally between healthy and stroke groups and longitudinally between 3-month and 12-month timepoints. False discovery rate at 0.05 significance level was used to correct for multiple comparisons. Also, a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to assess differentiation between healthy and stroke participants based on subfield volumes. RESULTS There were no volume differences between groups at 3 months, but there was a significant difference (P = 0.027) in whole hippocampal volume reduction over time between control and stroke ipsilesionally. Thus, the ipsilesional whole hippocampal volume in stroke became significantly smaller (P = 0.035) at 12 months. The hippocampal tail was the highest single-region contributor (22.7%) to ipsilesional hippocampal atrophy (1.19%) over 9 months. The cornu ammonis areas (CA1) subfield volume reduction was minimal in controls and stroke contralesionally but significant ipsilesionally (P = 0.007). CA1 volume significantly outperformed whole hippocampal volume (P < 0.01) in discriminating between stroke participants and healthy controls in ROC curve analysis. DATA CONCLUSION Greater stroke-induced effects were observed in the ipsilesional hippocampus anteriorly in CA1 and posteriorly in the hippocampal tail. Atrophy of CA1 and hippocampal tail may provide a better link to cognitive impairment than whole hippocampal atrophy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2 TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE: 3.
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- Mohamed Salah Khlif
- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Eastern Cognitive Disorders Clinic, Box Hill Hospital, Monash University, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
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Sandry J, Dobryakova E. Global hippocampal and selective thalamic nuclei atrophy differentiate chronic TBI from Non-TBI. Cortex 2021; 145:37-56. [PMID: 34689031 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase susceptibility to neurodegenerative diseases later in life. One neurobiological parallel between chronic TBI and neurodegeneration may be accelerated aging and the nature of atrophy across subcortical gray matter structures. The main aim of the present investigation is to evaluate and rank the degree that subcortical gray matter atrophy differentiates chronic moderate-severe TBI from non-TBI participants by evaluating morphometric differences between groups. Forty individuals with moderate-severe chronic TBI (9.23 yrs from injury) and 33 healthy controls (HC) underwent high resolution 3D T1-weighted structural magnetic resonance imaging. Whole brain volume was classified into white matter, cortical and subcortical gray matter structures with hippocampi and thalami further segmented into subfields and nuclei, respectively. Extensive atrophy was observed across nearly all brain regions for chronic TBI participants. A series of multivariate logistic regression models identified subcortical gray matter structures of the hippocampus and thalamus as the most sensitive to differentiating chronic TBI from non-TBI participants (McFadden R2 = .36, p < .001). Further analyses revealed the pattern of hippocampal atrophy to be global, occurring across nearly all subfields. The pattern of thalamic atrophy appeared to be much more selective and non-uniform, with largest between-group differences evident for nuclei bordering the ventricles. Subcortical gray matter was negatively correlated with time since injury (r = -.31, p = .054), while white matter and cortical gray matter were not. Cognitive ability was lower in the chronic TBI group (Cohen's d = .97, p = .003) and correlated with subcortical structures including the pallidum (r2 = .23, p = .038), thalamus (r2 = .36, p = .007) and ventral diencephalon (r2 = .23, p = .036). These data may support an accelerated aging hypothesis in chronic moderate-severe TBI that coincides with a similar neuropathological profile found in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Joshua Sandry
- Psychology Department, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA.
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- Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ, USA
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Cremona S, Zago L, Mellet E, Petit L, Laurent A, Pepe A, Tsuchida A, Beguedou N, Joliot M, Tzourio C, Mazoyer B, Crivello F. Novel characterization of the relationship between verbal list-learning outcomes and hippocampal subfields in healthy adults. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 42:5264-5277. [PMID: 34453474 PMCID: PMC8519870 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The relationship between hippocampal subfield volumetry and verbal list‐learning test outcomes have mostly been studied in clinical and elderly populations, and remain controversial. For the first time, we characterized a relationship between verbal list‐learning test outcomes and hippocampal subfield volumetry on two large separate datasets of 447 and 1,442 healthy young and middle‐aged adults, and explored the processes that could explain this relationship. We observed a replicable positive linear correlation between verbal list‐learning test free recall scores and CA1 volume, specific to verbal list learning as demonstrated by the hippocampal subfield volumetry independence from verbal intelligence. Learning meaningless items was also positively correlated with CA1 volume, pointing to the role of the test design rather than word meaning. Accordingly, we found that association‐based mnemonics mediated the relationship between verbal list‐learning test outcomes and CA1 volume. This mediation suggests that integrating items into associative representations during verbal list‐learning tests explains CA1 volume variations: this new explanation is consistent with the associative functions of the human CA1.
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- Sandrine Cremona
- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Département Santé publique, INSERM, BPH U 1219, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France.,Institut des maladies neurodégénératives clinique, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Neurocampus, CEA, CNRS, IMN UMR 5293, Bordeaux, France
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Huang Z, Zhang Y, Zhou R, Yang L, Pan H. Lactate as Potential Mediators for Exercise-Induced Positive Effects on Neuroplasticity and Cerebrovascular Plasticity. Front Physiol 2021; 12:656455. [PMID: 34290615 PMCID: PMC8287254 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.656455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The accumulated evidence from animal and human studies supports that exercise is beneficial to physical health. Exercise can upregulate various neurotrophic factors, activate neuroplasticity, and play a positive role in improving and enhancing cerebrovascular function. Due to its economy, convenience, and ability to prevent or ameliorate various aging-related diseases, exercise, a healthy lifestyle, is increasingly popularized by people. However, the mechanism by which exercise performs this function and how it is transmitted from muscles to the brain remains incompletely understood. Here, we review the beneficial effects of exercise with different intensities on the brain with a focus on the positive effects of lactate on neuroplasticity and cerebrovascular plasticity. Based on these recent studies, we propose that lactate, a waste previously misunderstood as a by-product of glycolysis in the past, may be a key signal molecule that regulates the beneficial adaptation of the brain caused by exercise. Importantly, we speculate that a central protective mechanism may underlie the cognitive benefits induced by exercise.
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- Zhihai Huang
- Cognitive and Sports Neuroscience Laboratory, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Sports Science Education, College of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Cognitive and Sports Neuroscience Laboratory, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Sports Science Education, College of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Cognitive and Sports Neuroscience Laboratory, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Sports Science Education, College of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Cognitive and Sports Neuroscience Laboratory, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Sports Science Education, College of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Cognitive and Sports Neuroscience Laboratory, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Sports Science Education, College of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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Relationship between hippocampal subfields and Verbal and Visual memory function in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy patients. Epilepsy Res 2021; 175:106700. [PMID: 34175793 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE High-resolution protocols used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) currently enable the detailed analysis of the hippocampus along with its subfield segmentation. The relationship between episodic memory and the hippocampus is well established, and there is growing evidence that some specific memory processing steps are associated with individual hippocampal segments, but there are inconsistencies in the literature. We focused our analysis on hippocampal subfield volumetry and neuropsychological visual and verbal memory tests in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) presenting with unilateral hippocampal atrophy. METHODS The study involved a cohort of 62 patients with unilateral TLE, including unilateral hippocampal atrophy (29 on the left side) based on MRI and unequivocal ipsilateral ictal onsets based on surface video electroencephalography recordings. The hippocampal subfield volumes were evaluated using FreeSurfer version 7.1. We used the Rey-Auditory Verbal Learning Test to evaluate short-term (A1), learning (ΣA1-A5), immediate (A6), and delayed (A7) recall of episodic verbal memory. We used the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test to evaluate the immediate and delayed recall of visual memory. We analyzed the correlations between the asymmetry index scores for the hippocampal subfield volumes of thecornu ammonis (CA)1, CA2/3, and CA4 and memory test performance. RESULTS Moderate associations were established between the CA2/3 asymmetry index scores and visual memory in TLE (both right and left hippocampal atrophy), as well as visual memory and CA4 in the right atrophy cases. The CA1 asymmetry index scores did not correlate with any of the memory test results. We did not find any significant correlation between verbal memory tests and specific hippocampal subfields. CONCLUSIONS The use of high-resolution MRI protocols andin vivo automated segmentation processing revealed moderate associations between hippocampal subfields and memory parameters. Further investigations are needed to establish the utility of these results for clinical decisions.
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Hippocampal subfield volumes across the healthy lifespan and the effects of MR sequence on estimates. Neuroimage 2021; 233:117931. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Liu C, Lee SH, Hernandez-Cardenache R, Loewenstein D, Kather J, Alperin N. Poor sleep is associated with small hippocampal subfields in cognitively normal elderly individuals. J Sleep Res 2021; 30:e13362. [PMID: 33949039 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recent studies demonstrated reduced hippocampal volumes in elderly healthy individuals who are cognitively normal but poor sleepers. The association between sleep quality and the pattern of volume loss across hippocampal subfields (HSs) is not well known. Thus, it is the focus of the present study. Sleep quality was self-assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The HS volumes were measured using sub-millimetre in-plane resolution T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging data. A total of 67 cognitively normal elderly individuals aged 60-83 years were classified into 30 normal sleepers with a PSQI <5 and 37 poor sleepers with a PSQI ≥5. The two groups were equivalent in age, gender distribution, ethnicity, education attainment, handedness and cognitive performance. Compared to normal sleepers, poor sleepers exhibited significantly lower normalised volumes in the left cornu ammonis field 1 (CA1), dentate gyrus (DG) and subiculum. In contrast, there were no significant differences in normalised grey and white matter volumes between the two groups. The global PSQI was negatively associated with the normalised volumes of the left CA1, DG and subiculum. Sleep duration was associated with the normalised volumes of the bilateral CA1, DG, left CA2 and subiculum. Verbal memory scores were associated with the left CA1 volume. In conclusion, poor sleep quality, especially insufficient sleep duration, was associated with volume loss in several HSs that are involved in specific learning and memory tasks. As the hippocampus does not regulate sleep, it is more likely that poor sleep leads to small hippocampi. Thus, based on this assumption, improving sleep quality of poor sleeper elderly individuals could benefit hippocampal health.
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- Che Liu
- Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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Bussy A, Patel R, Plitman E, Tullo S, Salaciak A, Bedford SA, Farzin S, Béland ML, Valiquette V, Kazazian C, Tardif CL, Devenyi GA, Chakravarty MM. Hippocampal shape across the healthy lifespan and its relationship with cognition. Neurobiol Aging 2021; 106:153-168. [PMID: 34280848 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The study of the hippocampus across the healthy adult lifespan has rendered inconsistent findings. While volumetric measurements have often been a popular technique for analysis, more advanced morphometric techniques have demonstrated compelling results that highlight the importance and improved specificity of shape-based measures. Here, the MAGeT Brain algorithm was applied on 134 healthy individuals aged 18-81 years old to extract hippocampal subfield volumes and hippocampal shape measurements, namely: local surface area (SA) and displacement. We used linear-, second- or third-order natural splines to examine the relationships between hippocampal measures and age. In addition, partial least squares analyses were performed to relate volume and shape measurements with cognitive and demographic information. Volumetric results indicated a relative preservation of the right cornus ammonis 1 with age and a global volume reduction linked with older age, female sex, lower levels of education and cognitive performance. Vertex-wise analysis demonstrated an SA preservation in the anterior hippocampus with a peak during the sixth decade, while the posterior hippocampal SA gradually decreased across lifespan. Overall, SA decrease was linked to older age, female sex and, to a lesser extent lower levels of education and cognitive performance. Outward displacement in the lateral hippocampus and inward displacement in the medial hippocampus were enlarged with older age, lower levels of cognition and education, indicating an accentuation of the hippocampal "C" shape with age. Taken together, our findings suggest that vertex-wise analyses have higher spatial specifity and that sex, education, and cognition are implicated in the differential impact of age on hippocampal subregions throughout its anteroposterior and medial-lateral axes. This article is part of the Virtual Special Issue titled COGNITIVE NEU- ROSCIENCE OF HEALTHY AND PATHOLOGICAL AGING. The full issue can be found on ScienceDirect at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/neurobiology-of-aging/special-issue/105379XPWJP.
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- Aurélie Bussy
- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Computional Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory, Cerebral Imaging Centre, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Santini T, Koo M, Farhat N, Campos VP, Alkhateeb S, Vieira MAC, Butters MA, Rosano C, Aizenstein HJ, Mettenburg J, Novelli EM, Ibrahim TS. Analysis of hippocampal subfields in sickle cell disease using ultrahigh field MRI. Neuroimage Clin 2021; 30:102655. [PMID: 34215139 PMCID: PMC8102634 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy that causes organ dysfunction, including cerebral vasculopathy and neurological complications. Hippocampal segmentation with newer and advanced 7 Tesla (7T) MRI protocols has revealed atrophy in specific subregions in other neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases, however, there is limited evidence of hippocampal involvement in SCD. Thus, we explored whether SCD may be also associated with abnormalities in hippocampal subregions. We conducted 7T MRI imaging in individuals with SCD, including the HbSS, HbSC and HbS/beta thalassemia genotypes (n = 53), and healthy race and age-matched controls (n = 47), using a customized head coil. Both T1- and T2-weighted images were used for automatic segmentation of the hippocampal subfields. Individuals with SCD had, on average, significantly smaller volume of the region including the Dentate Gyrus and Cornu Ammonis (CA) 2 and 3 as compared to the control group. Other hippocampal subregions also showed a trend towards smaller volumes in the SCD group. These findings support and extend previous reports of reduced volume in the temporal lobe in SCD patients. Further studies are necessary to investigate the mechanisms that lead to structural changes in the hippocampus subfields and their relationship with cognitive performance in SCD patients.
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- Tales Santini
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
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Liu G, Liu C, Qiu A. Spatial correlation maps of the hippocampus with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and cognition in Alzheimer's disease: A longitudinal study. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 42:2931-2940. [PMID: 33739550 PMCID: PMC8127150 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This study is an observational study that takes the existing longitudinal data from Alzheimer's disease Neuroimaging Initiative to examine the spatial correlation map of hippocampal subfield atrophy with CSF biomarkers and cognitive decline in the course of AD. This study included 421 healthy controls (HC), 557 patients of stable mild cognitive impairment (s‐MCI), 304 Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients, and 241 subjects who converted to be AD from MCI (c‐MCI), and 6,525 MRI scans in a period from 2004 to 2019. Our findings revealed that all the hippocampal subfields showed their accelerated atrophy rate from cognitively normal aging to stable MCI and AD. The presubiculum, dentate gyrus, and fimbria showed greater atrophy beyond the whole hippocampus in the HC, s‐MCI, and AD groups and corresponded to a greater decline of memory and attention in the s‐MCI group. Moreover, the higher atrophy rates of the subiculum and CA2/3, CA4 were also associated with a greater decline in attention in the s‐MCI group. Interestingly, patients with c‐MCI showed that the presubiculum atrophy was associated with CSF tau levels and corresponded to the onset age of AD and a decline in attention in patients with c‐MCI. These spatial correlation findings of the hippocampus suggested that the hippocampal subfields may not be equally impacted by normal aging, MCI, and AD, and their atrophy was selectively associated with declines in specific cognitive domains. The presubiculum atrophy was highlighted as a surrogate marker for the AD prognosis along with tau pathology and attention decline.
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- Guodong Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Smart Systems Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Das M, Singh V, Uddin LQ, Banerjee A, Roy D. Reconfiguration of Directed Functional Connectivity Among Neurocognitive Networks with Aging: Considering the Role of Thalamo-Cortical Interactions. Cereb Cortex 2021; 31:1970-1986. [PMID: 33253367 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A complete picture of how subcortical nodes, such as the thalamus, exert directional influence on large-scale brain network interactions across age remains elusive. Using directed functional connectivity and weighted net causal outflow on resting-state fMRI data, we provide evidence of a comprehensive reorganization within and between neurocognitive networks (default mode: DMN, salience: SN, and central executive: CEN) associated with age and thalamocortical interactions. We hypothesize that thalamus subserves both modality-specific and integrative hub role in organizing causal weighted outflow among large-scale neurocognitive networks. To this end, we observe that within-network directed functional connectivity is driven by thalamus and progressively weakens with age. Secondly, we find that age-associated increase in between CEN- and DMN-directed functional connectivity is driven by both the SN and the thalamus. Furthermore, left and right thalami act as a causal integrative hub exhibiting substantial interactions with neurocognitive networks with aging and play a crucial role in reconfiguring network outflow. Notably, these results were largely replicated on an independent dataset of matched young and old individuals. Our findings strengthen the hypothesis that the thalamus is a key causal hub balancing both within- and between-network connectivity associated with age and maintenance of cognitive functioning with aging.
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- Moumita Das
- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab National Brain Research Centre NH-8 Manesar Haryana-122 052, India
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab National Brain Research Centre NH-8 Manesar Haryana-122 052, India
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab National Brain Research Centre NH-8 Manesar Haryana-122 052, India
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab National Brain Research Centre NH-8 Manesar Haryana-122 052, India
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Leon-Llamas JL, Villafaina S, Murillo-Garcia A, Gusi N. Impact of Fibromyalgia in the Hippocampal Subfields Volumes of Women-An MRI Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18041549. [PMID: 33561969 PMCID: PMC7915872 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) show widespread pain associated with other symptoms such as cognitive problems, depression, and anxiety among others associated with alterations in the central nervous system. The hippocampal subfields had differences in function, histology, and connectivity with other brain regions, and are altered in different diseases. This study evaluates the volumetric differences between patients with FM compared with a healthy control group. A total of 49 women with, and 43 healthy women completed this study. T1-weighted MRI was used to assess brain volume, and FreeSurfer software was used to segment the hippocampal subfields. Women with FM had a significant reduction in most of the hippocampal subfields. The regression equation models were obtained to predict the volume of specific subfields of the right and left hippocampus. These findings provide that women with FM have lower hippocampal subfields volumes compared with healthy women. Besides, regression models show that different covariates, such as age, cognitive impairment, or depression, are related to specific subfields.
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- Juan Luis Leon-Llamas
- Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. De Universidad s/n, 10003 Caceres, Spain; (J.L.L.-L.); (S.V.); (N.G.)
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- Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. De Universidad s/n, 10003 Caceres, Spain; (J.L.L.-L.); (S.V.); (N.G.)
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- Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. De Universidad s/n, 10003 Caceres, Spain; (J.L.L.-L.); (S.V.); (N.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Av. De Universidad s/n, 10003 Caceres, Spain; (J.L.L.-L.); (S.V.); (N.G.)
- International Institute for Innovation in Aging, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
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Zheng LJ, Lin L, Schoepf UJ, Varga-Szemes A, Savage RH, Zhang H, Wang YF, Zhang XY, Luo S, Liu Y, Yang GF, Lu GM, Zhang LJ. Different posterior hippocampus and default mode network modulation in young APOE ε4 carriers: a functional connectome-informed phenotype longitudinal study. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:2757-2769. [PMID: 33496907 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02292-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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To determine the functional connectome change pattern based on subregions of the hippocampus in young APOEε4 carriers during a 3-year follow-up. All the participants (n = 213) were tested for resting-state functional MRI, neuropsychological scales, and APOE genotype. The age- and sex-matched APOE ε4/ε3 (23.9 ± 3.2 years old, 6 female/7 male) carriers and APOE ε3/ε3 (22.9 ± 1.6 years old, 7 female/12 male) carriers were finally followed up. The hippocampus and its anterior/middle/posterior subregion-based functional connectivity (FC) patterns were compared between APOEε4 and APOEε3 groups by a two-sample t-test at baseline and mixed-effect analysis at follow-up. The effective connectivity (EC) patterns among the altered regions of interaction effect were examined in the APOEε4 groups. APOEε4 carries displayed saliently enhanced FC in the right anterior/middle hippocampus and core regions of the default mode network (DMN) (P < 0.05 by Gaussian Random Fields (GRF) correction). However, the APOEε4-by-time interaction was evident in the middle/posterior hippocampus with connection to the lateral temporal lobe and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) (P < 0.05 by GRF correction). Moreover, the APOEε4 group at follow-up showed increased EC separately from both the left middle hippocampus and lateral temporal lobe to the left posterior hippocampus, and its changes of FC/EC significantly correlated with altered memory function. The posterior hippocampus might be especially vulnerable to early modulation in young APOEε4 carriers. Its connection with the lateral temporal lobe, rather than with DMN, might be the early compensative mechanism of memory function regulation influenced by APOE ε4 in the young adults.
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- Li Juan Zheng
- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China.,Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Ashley River Tower, MSC 226, 25 Courtenay Dr, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Ashley River Tower, MSC 226, 25 Courtenay Dr, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Ashley River Tower, MSC 226, 25 Courtenay Dr, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 305 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China.
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Wan M, Ye Y, Lin H, Xu Y, Liang S, Xia R, He J, Qiu P, Huang C, Tao J, Chen L, Zheng G. Deviations in Hippocampal Subregion in Older Adults With Cognitive Frailty. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 12:615852. [PMID: 33519422 PMCID: PMC7838368 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.615852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cognitive frailty is a particular state of cognitive vulnerability toward dementia with neuropathological hallmarks. The hippocampus is a complex, heterogeneous structure closely relates to the cognitive impairment in elderly which is composed of 12 subregions. Atrophy of these subregions has been implicated in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this study was to explore the changes in hippocampal subregions in older adults with cognitive frailty and the relationship between subregions and cognitive impairment as well as physical frailty. METHODS Twenty-six older adults with cognitive frailty and 26 matched healthy controls were included in this study. Cognitive function was evaluated by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale (Fuzhou version) and Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised Chinese version (WMS-RC), while physical frailty was tested with the Chinese version of the Edmonton Frailty Scale (EFS) and grip strength. The volume of the hippocampal subregions was measured with structural brain magnetic resonance imaging. Partial correlation analysis was carried out between the volumes of hippocampal subregions and MoCA scores, Wechsler's Memory Quotient and physical frailty indexes. RESULTS A significant volume decrease was found in six hippocampal subregions, including the bilateral presubiculum, the left parasubiculum, molecular layer of the hippocampus proper (molecular layer of the HP), and hippocampal amygdala transition area (HATA), and the right cornu ammonis subfield 1 (CA1) area, in older adults with cognitive frailty, while the proportion of brain parenchyma and total number of white matter fibers were lower than those in the healthy controls. Positive correlations were found between Wechsler's Memory Quotient and the size of the left molecular layer of the HP and HATA and the right presubiculum. The sizes of the left presubiculum, molecular of the layer HP, and HATA and right CA1 and presubiculum were found to be positively correlated with MoCA score. The sizes of the left parasubiculum, molecular layer of the HP and HATA were found to be negatively correlated with the physical frailty index. CONCLUSION Significant volume decrease occurs in hippocampal subregions of older adults with cognitive frailty, and these changes are correlated with cognitive impairment and physical frailty. Therefore, the atrophy of hippocampal subregions could participate in the pathological progression of cognitive frailty.
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- Mingyue Wan
- College of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China
- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Sämann PG, Iglesias JE, Gutman B, Grotegerd D, Leenings R, Flint C, Dannlowski U, Clarke‐Rubright EK, Morey RA, Erp TG, Whelan CD, Han LKM, Velzen LS, Cao B, Augustinack JC, Thompson PM, Jahanshad N, Schmaal L. FreeSurfer
‐based segmentation of hippocampal subfields: A review of methods and applications, with a novel quality control procedure for
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studies and other collaborative efforts. Hum Brain Mapp 2020; 43:207-233. [PMID: 33368865 PMCID: PMC8805696 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Structural hippocampal abnormalities are common in many neurological and psychiatric disorders, and variation in hippocampal measures is related to cognitive performance and other complex phenotypes such as stress sensitivity. Hippocampal subregions are increasingly studied, as automated algorithms have become available for mapping and volume quantification. In the context of the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta Analysis Consortium, several Disease Working Groups are using the FreeSurfer software to analyze hippocampal subregion (subfield) volumes in patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions along with data from matched controls. In this overview, we explain the algorithm's principles, summarize measurement reliability studies, and demonstrate two additional aspects (subfield autocorrelation and volume/reliability correlation) with illustrative data. We then explain the rationale for a standardized hippocampal subfield segmentation quality control (QC) procedure for improved pipeline harmonization. To guide researchers to make optimal use of the algorithm, we discuss how global size and age effects can be modeled, how QC steps can be incorporated and how subfields may be aggregated into composite volumes. This discussion is based on a synopsis of 162 published neuroimaging studies (01/2013–12/2019) that applied the FreeSurfer hippocampal subfield segmentation in a broad range of domains including cognition and healthy aging, brain development and neurodegeneration, affective disorders, psychosis, stress regulation, neurotoxicity, epilepsy, inflammatory disease, childhood adversity and posttraumatic stress disorder, and candidate and whole genome (epi‐)genetics. Finally, we highlight points where FreeSurfer‐based hippocampal subfield studies may be optimized.
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing University College London London UK
- The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts US
- Computer Science and AI Laboratory (CSAIL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge Massachusetts US
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago USA
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- Department of Psychiatry University of Münster Münster Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry University of Münster Münster Germany
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Münster Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry University of Münster Münster Germany
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- Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University Durham North Carolina USA
- VISN 6 MIRECC, Durham VA Durham North Carolina USA
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- Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University Durham North Carolina USA
- VISN 6 MIRECC, Durham VA Durham North Carolina USA
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- Clinical Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior University of California Irvine California USA
- Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory University of California Irvine Irvine California USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA
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- Department of Psychiatry Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit and GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam Neuroscience Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Orygen Parkville Australia
- Centre for Youth Mental Health The University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry University of Alberta Edmonton Canada
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- The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts US
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- Imaging Genetics Center Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA
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- Imaging Genetics Center Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA
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- Orygen Parkville Australia
- Centre for Youth Mental Health The University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia
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Veldsman M, Nobis L, Alfaro-Almagro F, Manohar S, Husain M. The human hippocampus and its subfield volumes across age, sex and APOE e4 status. Brain Commun 2020; 3:fcaa219. [PMID: 33615215 PMCID: PMC7884607 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Female sex, age and carriage of the apolipoprotein E e4 allele are the greatest risk factors for sporadic Alzheimer's disease. The hippocampus has a selective vulnerability to atrophy in ageing that may be accelerated in Alzheimer's disease, including in those with increased genetic risk of the disease, years before onset. Within the hippocampal complex, subfields represent cytoarchitectonic and connectivity based divisions. Variation in global hippocampal and subfield volume associated with sex, age and apolipoprotein E e4 status has the potential to provide a sensitive biomarker of future vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease. Here, we examined non-linear age, sex and apolipoprotein E effects, and their interactions, on hippocampal and subfield volumes across several decades spanning mid-life to old age in 36 653 healthy ageing individuals. FMRIB Software Library derived estimates of total hippocampal volume and Freesurfer derived estimates hippocampal subfield volume were estimated. A model-free, sliding-window approach was implemented that does not assume a linear relationship between age and subfield volume. The annualized percentage of subfield volume change was calculated to investigate associations with age, sex and apolipoprotein E e4 homozygosity. Hippocampal volume showed a marked reduction in apolipoprotein E e4/e4 female carriers after age 65. Volume was lower in homozygous e4 individuals in specific subfields including the presubiculum, subiculum head, cornu ammonis 1 body, cornu ammonis 3 head and cornu ammonis 4. Nearby brain structures in medial temporal and subcortical regions did not show the same age, sex and apolipoprotein E interactions, suggesting selective vulnerability of the hippocampus and its subfields. The findings demonstrate that in healthy ageing, two factors-female sex and apolipoprotein E e4 status-confer selective vulnerability of specific hippocampal subfields to volume loss.
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- Michele Veldsman
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Division of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Division of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK
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Barry DN, Clark IA, Maguire EA. The relationship between hippocampal subfield volumes and autobiographical memory persistence. Hippocampus 2020; 31:362-374. [PMID: 33320970 PMCID: PMC8048905 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Structural integrity of the human hippocampus is widely acknowledged to be necessary for the successful encoding and retrieval of autobiographical memories. However, evidence for an association between hippocampal volume and the ability to recall such memories in healthy individuals is mixed. Here we examined this issue further by combining two approaches. First, we focused on the anatomically distinct subregions of the hippocampus where more nuanced associations may be expressed compared to considering the whole hippocampal volume. A manual segmentation protocol of hippocampal subregions allowed us to separately calculate the volumes of the dentate gyrus/CA4, CA3/2, CA1, subiculum, pre/parasubiculum and uncus. Second, a critical feature of autobiographical memories is that they can span long time periods, and so we sought to consider how memory details persist over time by conducting a longitudinal study whereby participants had to recall the same autobiographical memories on two visits spaced 8 months apart. Overall, we found that there was no difference in the total number of internal (episodic) details produced at Visits 1 and 2. However, further probing of detail subcategories revealed that specifically the amount of subjective thoughts and emotions included during recall had declined significantly by the second visit. We also observed a strong correlation between left pre/parasubiculum volume and the amount of autobiographical memory internal details produced over time. This positive relationship was evident for particular facets of the memories, with remembered events, perceptual observations and thoughts and emotions benefitting from greater volume of the left pre/parasubiculum. These preliminary findings expand upon existing functional neuroimaging evidence by highlighting a potential link between left pre/parasubiculum volume and autobiographical memory. A larger pre/parasubiculum appears not only to protect against memory decay, but may possibly enhance memory persistence, inviting further scrutiny of the role of this brain region in remote autobiographical memory retrieval.
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- Daniel N Barry
- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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Associations between Alzheimer's disease polygenic risk scores and hippocampal subfield volumes in 17,161 UK Biobank participants. Neurobiol Aging 2020; 98:108-115. [PMID: 33259984 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hippocampal volume is an important biomarker of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and genetic risk of AD is associated with hippocampal atrophy. However, the hippocampus is not a uniform structure and has a number of subfields, the associations of which with age, sex, and polygenic risk score for AD (PRSAD) have been inadequately investigated. We examined these associations in 17,161 cognitively normal UK Biobank participants (44-80 years). Age was negatively associated with all the hippocampal subfield volumes and females had smaller volumes than men. Higher PRSAD was associated with lower volumes in the bilateral whole hippocampus, hippocampal-amygdala-transition-area, and hippocampal tail; right subiculum; left cornu ammonis 1, cornu ammonis 4, molecular layer, and granule cell layer of dentate gyrus. Older individuals (median age 63 years, n = 8984) showed greater subfield vulnerability to high PRSAD compared to the younger group (n = 8177), but the effect did not differ by sex. The pattern of subfield involvement in relation to the PRSAD in community dwelling healthy individuals sheds additional light on the pathogenesis of AD.
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Hardcastle C, O’Shea A, Kraft JN, Albizu A, Evangelista ND, Hausman HK, Boutzoukas EM, Van Etten EJ, Bharadwaj PK, Song H, Smith SG, Porges EC, Dekosky S, Hishaw GA, Wu SS, Marsiske M, Cohen R, Alexander GE, Woods AJ. Contributions of Hippocampal Volume to Cognition in Healthy Older Adults. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:593833. [PMID: 33250765 PMCID: PMC7674177 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.593833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective: The association between hippocampal volume and memory is continuing to be characterized in healthy older adults. Prior research suggests smaller hippocampal volume in healthy older adults is associated with poorer episodic memory and processing speed, as well as working memory, verbal learning, and executive functioning as measured by the NIH Toolbox Fluid (Fluid Cognition Composite, FCC) and Crystalized Cognition Composites (CCC). This study aimed to replicate these findings and to evaluate the association between: (1) hippocampal asymmetry index and cognition; and (2) independent contributions of the left and right hippocampal volume and cognition in a large sample of healthy older adults. Participants and Methods: One-hundred and eighty-three healthy older adults (M age = 71.72, SD = 5.3) received a T1-weighted sequence on a 3T scanner. Hippocampal subfields were extracted using FreeSurfer 6.0 and combined to provide left, right, and total hippocampal volumes. FCC subtests include Dimensional Change Card Sort, Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention, List Sorting, Picture Sequence Memory, and Pattern Comparison. CCC subtests include Picture Vocabulary and Oral Reading Recognition. Multiple linear regressions were performed predicting cognition composites from the total, left and right, and asymmetry of hippocampal volume, controlling for sex, education, scanner, and total intracranial volume. Multiple comparisons in primary analyses were corrected using a false discovery rate (FDR) of p < 0.05. Results: FCC scores were positively associated with total (β = 0.226, FDR q = 0.044) and left (β = 0.257, FDR q = 0.024) hippocampal volume. Within FCC, Picture Sequence Memory scores positively associated with total (β = 0.284, p = 0.001) and left (β = 0.98, p = 0.001) hippocampal volume. List Sorting scores were also positively associated with left hippocampal volume (β = 0.189, p = 0.029). Conclusions: These results confirm previous research suggesting that bilateral hippocampal volume is associated with FCC, namely episodic memory. The present study also suggests the left hippocampal volume may be more broadly associated with both episodic and working memory. Studies should continue to investigate lateralized hippocampal contributions to aging processes to better identify predictors of cognitive decline.
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- Cheshire Hardcastle
- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Psychology, School of Mind, Brain and Behavior, College of Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Psychology, School of Mind, Brain and Behavior, College of Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Psychology, School of Mind, Brain and Behavior, College of Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Psychology, School of Mind, Brain and Behavior, College of Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Psychology, School of Mind, Brain and Behavior, College of Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium (AAC), Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, College of Public Health and Health Professions, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Etherton MR, Fotiadis P, Giese AK, Iglesias JE, Wu O, Rost NS. White Matter Hyperintensity Burden Is Associated With Hippocampal Subfield Volume in Stroke. Front Neurol 2020; 11:588883. [PMID: 33193055 PMCID: PMC7649326 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.588883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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White matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin (WMH) are a prevalent form of cerebral small-vessel disease and an important risk factor for post-stroke cognitive dysfunction. Despite this prevalence, it is not well understood how WMH contributes to post-stroke cognitive dysfunction. Preliminary findings suggest that increasing WMH volume is associated with total hippocampal volume in chronic stroke patients. The hippocampus, however, is a complex structure with distinct subfields that have varying roles in the function of the hippocampal circuitry and unique anatomical projections to different brain regions. For these reasons, an investigation into the relationship between WMH and hippocampal subfield volume may further delineate how WMH predispose to post-stroke cognitive dysfunction. In a prospective study of acute ischemic stroke patients with moderate/severe WMH burden, we assessed the relationship between quantitative WMH burden and hippocampal subfield volumes. Patients underwent a 3T MRI brain within 2–5 days of stroke onset. Total WMH volume was calculated in a semi-automated manner. Mean cortical thickness and hippocampal volumes were measured in the contralesional hemisphere. Total and subfield hippocampal volumes were measured using an automated, high-resolution, ex vivo computational atlas. Linear regression analyses were performed for predictors of total and subfield hippocampal volumes. Forty patients with acute ischemic stroke and moderate/severe white matter hyperintensity burden were included in this analysis. Median WMH volume was 9.0 cm3. Adjusting for intracranial volume and stroke laterality, age (β = −3.7, P < 0.001), hypertension (β = −44.7, P = 0.04), WMH volume (β = −0.89, P = 0.049), and mean cortical thickness (β = 286.2, P = 0.006) were associated with total hippocampal volume. In multivariable analysis, age (β = −3.3, P < 0.001) and cortical thickness (β = 205.2, P = 0.028) remained independently associated with total hippocampal volume. In linear regression for predictors of hippocampal subfield volume, increasing WMH volume was associated with decreased hippocampal-amygdala transition area volume (β = −0.04, P = 0.001). These finding suggest that in ischemic stroke patients, increased WMH burden is associated with selective hippocampal subfield degeneration in the hippocampal-amygdala transition area.
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- Mark R Etherton
- Department of Neurology, J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Radiology, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Assessment of cognitive and neural recovery in survivors of pediatric brain tumors in a pilot clinical trial using metformin. Nat Med 2020; 26:1285-1294. [PMID: 32719487 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0985-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We asked whether pharmacological stimulation of endogenous neural precursor cells (NPCs) may promote cognitive recovery and brain repair, focusing on the drug metformin, in parallel rodent and human studies of radiation injury. In the rodent cranial radiation model, we found that metformin enhanced the recovery of NPCs in the dentate gyrus, with sex-dependent effects on neurogenesis and cognition. A pilot double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial was conducted (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02040376) in survivors of pediatric brain tumors who had been treated with cranial radiation. Safety, feasibility, cognitive tests and MRI measures of white matter and the hippocampus were evaluated as endpoints. Twenty-four participants consented and were randomly assigned to complete 12-week cycles of metformin (A) and placebo (B) in either an AB or BA sequence with a 10-week washout period at crossover. Blood draws were conducted to monitor safety. Feasibility was assessed as recruitment rate, medication adherence and procedural adherence. Linear mixed modeling was used to examine cognitive and MRI outcomes as a function of cycle, sequence and treatment. We found no clinically relevant safety concerns and no serious adverse events associated with metformin. Sequence effects were observed for all cognitive outcomes in our linear mixed models. For the subset of participants with complete data in cycle 1, metformin was associated with better performance than placebo on tests of declarative and working memory. We present evidence that a clinical trial examining the effects of metformin on cognition and brain structure is feasible in long-term survivors of pediatric brain tumors and that metformin is safe to use and tolerable in this population. This pilot trial was not intended to test the efficacy of metformin for cognitive recovery and brain growth, but the preliminary results are encouraging and warrant further investigation in a large multicenter phase 3 trial.
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Guo S, Xiao B, Wu C. Identifying subtypes of mild cognitive impairment from healthy aging based on multiple cortical features combined with volumetric measurements of the hippocampal subfields. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2020; 10:1477-1489. [PMID: 32676366 DOI: 10.21037/qims-19-872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is subtle cognitive decline with an estimated 10-15% yearly conversion rate toward Alzheimer's disease (AD). It remains unexplored in brain cortical association areas in different lobes and its changes with progression and conversion of MCI. Methods Brain structural magnetic resonance (MR) images were collected from 102 stable MCI (sMCI) patients. One hundred eleven were converted MCI (cMCI) patients, and 109 were normal control (NC). The cortical surface features and volumes of subcortical hippocampal subfields were calculated using the FreeSurfer software, followed by an analysis of variance (ANOVA) model, to reveal the differences between the NC-sMCI, NC-cMCI, and sMCI-cMCI groups. Afterward, the support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) method was applied to determine the differences between the groups. Results The experimental results showed that there were progressive degradations in either range or degree of the brain structure from NC to sMCI, and then to cMCI. The SVM classifier obtained accuracies with 64.62%, 78.96%, and 70.33% in the sMCI-NC, cMCI-NC, and cMCI-sMCI groups, respectively, using the volumes of hippocampal subfields independently. The combination of the volumes from the hippocampal subfields and cortical measurements could significantly increase the performance to 71.86%, 84.64%, and 76.86% for the sMCI-NC, cMCI-NC, and cMCI-sMCI classifications, respectively. Also, the brain regions corresponding to the dominant features with strong discriminative power were widely located in the temporal, frontal, parietal, olfactory cortexes, and most of the hippocampal subfields, which were associated with cognitive decline, memory impairment, spatial navigation, and attention control. Conclusions The combination of cortical features with the volumes of hippocampal subfields could supply critical information for MCI detection and its conversion.
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- Shengwen Guo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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