Young adults at future risk of Alzheimer's have different brain activity
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 09:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Young adults with a genetic variant that raises their risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease show changes in their brain activity decades before any symptoms might arise, according to a new brain imaging study by scientists from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. The results may support the idea that the brain's memory function may gradually wear itself out in those who go on to develop Alzheimer's...