The clinical promise of biomarkers of synapse damage or loss in Alzheimer's disease

M Colom-Cadena, T Spires-Jones, H Zetterberg… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Synapse damage and loss are fundamental to the pathophysiology of
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and lead to reduced cognitive function. The goal of this review is to …

Brain networks and α-oscillations: structural and functional foundations of cognitive control

S Sadaghiani, A Kleinschmidt - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The most salient electrical signal measured from the human brain is the α-rhythm, neural
activity oscillating at∼ 100ms intervals. Recent findings challenge the longstanding dogma …

Increasing brain gamma activity improves episodic memory and restores cholinergic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

A Benussi, V Cantoni, M Grassi, L Brechet… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to assess whether non‐invasive brain stimulation with
transcranial alternating current stimulation at gamma‐frequency (γ‐tACS) applied over the …

Measures of resting state EEG rhythms for clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease: recommendations of an expert panel

C Babiloni, X Arakaki, H Azami, K Bennys… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Electrophysiology Professional Interest Area (EPIA) and Global Brain
Consortium endorsed recommendations on candidate electroencephalography (EEG) …

Complexity analysis of EEG, MEG, and fMRI in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a review

J Sun, B Wang, Y Niu, Y Tan, C Fan, N Zhang, J Xue… - Entropy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disease with a high and irreversible
incidence. In recent years, because brain signals have complex nonlinear dynamics, there …

The cholinergic brain in Parkinson's disease

J Pasquini, DJ Brooks, N Pavese - … Disorders Clinical Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The central cholinergic system includes the basal forebrain nuclei, mainly projecting to the
cortex, the mesopontine tegmental nuclei, mainly projecting to the thalamus and subcortical …

Dysfunctional brain dynamics and their origin in Lewy body dementia

J Schumacher, LR Peraza, M Firbank, AJ Thomas… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Lewy body dementia includes dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease
dementia and is characterized by transient clinical symptoms such as fluctuating cognition …

In vivo tau pathology is associated with synaptic loss and altered synaptic function

EM Coomans, DN Schoonhoven, H Tuncel… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background The mechanism of synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood
and may be associated with tau pathology. In this combined positron emission tomography …

Cholinergic white matter pathways in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease

J Schumacher, NJ Ray, CA Hamilton, PC Donaghy… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Patients who have dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease show early
degeneration of the cholinergic nucleus basalis of Meynert. However, how white matter …

EEG alpha reactivity and cholinergic system integrity in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease

J Schumacher, AJ Thomas, LR Peraza… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Lewy body dementia (LBD), which includes dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), is characterised by marked deficits within the …