LTP-like cortical plasticity is associated with verbal memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease patients
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2019
abstract:
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a primary impairment of long-term declarative memory caused by deposition of misfolded protein aggregates. Experimental studies showed that AD neuropathological alterations impair synaptic plasticity and memory performance. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation protocols have been recently introduced to investigate altered mechanisms of cortical plasticity in AD patients.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Alzheimer's disease; Long term potentiation; Memory; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Alzheimer Disease; Evoked Potentials, Motor; Female; Humans; Long-Term Potentiation; Male; Memory Disorders; Motor Cortex; Neuronal Plasticity; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
List of contributors:
Di Lorenzo, Francesco; Motta, Caterina; Bonnì, Sonia; Mercuri, Nicola Biagio; Caltagirone, Carlo; Martorana, Alessandro; Koch, Giacomo
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