by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract BACKGROUND The Everyday Cognition scale (ECog-39) scores are associated with future cognitive decline. We investigated whether the 12-item ECog (ECog-12), which is being collected in Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)4, can predict...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Not all individuals who experience mild cognitive impairment (MCI) transition through progressive stages of cognitive decline at the same rate, if at all. Previous observational studies have identified the retrosplenial cortex (RSC) as an early...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION People living with dementia are less likely to be admitted to high-rated nursing homes than people without dementia, despite their increased care needs. We investigated the effect of admission to nursing homes with higher staffing ratings on...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, October 28, 2024 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 28 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41593-024-01797-yErnest Arenas, Professor at the Karolinska Institutet, passed away on 15 September 2024 at the age of 62 in Stockholm, Sweden. Ernest made unique contributions to the field of...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, October 25, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract BACKGROUND Synaptic and extrasynaptic distribution of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) has not been addressed in the brain from Alzheimer´s disease (AD) subjects, despite their contribution to neurodegeneration. METHODS We have developed a protocol to...
