ReviewThe Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry2021
Dendritic Spines: Mediators of Cognitive Resilience in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comparative efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological interventions as adjunctive treatment for vascular dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- tDCS improves early Alzheimer's disease by synaptic vesicle fusion and release.Military Medical Research · 2026Article
- Fascin in dendritic protrusions is required for synaptic plasticity.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026Article
- Licochalcone a enhances cognitive resilience in APP/PS1 Mice by modulating glucose metabolism, Aβ burden, and neuroinflammation.GeroScience · 2026Article
- How Do Amyloid Pathology and Aberrant Neuronal Activity Disrupt Plasticity and Memory in Alzheimer's Disease?The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry · 2026Review
- The lysosome and proteostatic stress at the intersection of pediatric neurological disorders and adult neurodegenerative diseases.Progress in neurobiology · 2025Review
- PAK1 inhibitor NVS-PAK1-1 preserves dendritic spines in amyloid/tau exposed neurons and 5xFAD mice.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Direct evidence for dendritic spine compensation and regeneration in Alzheimer's disease models.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Impact of Dendritic Spine Loss on Excitability of Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons: A Computational Study of Early Alzheimer Disease.Hippocampus · 2025Article
- Synapse vulnerability and resilience across the clinical spectrum of dementias.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2025Review
- Nrf2 Ameliorates Sevoflurane-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Aged Mice by Inhibiting Neuroinflammation in the Hippocampus.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicular NFIA mediates obesity-associated cognitive impairment.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Article
- Age-related loss of large dendritic spines in the precuneus is statistically mediated by proteins which are predicted targets of existing drugs.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Article
- Synapse vulnerability and resilience underlying Alzheimer's disease.EBioMedicine · 2025Review
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- Dendritic spine head diameter predicts episodic memory performance in older adults.Science advances · 2024Article
- Enhanced microglial dynamics and a paucity of tau seeding in the amyloid plaque microenvironment contribute to cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease.Acta neuropathologica · 2024Article
- Charting Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Epidemiological Insights, Risk Factors and Prevention Pathways.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Cognitive integrity in Non-Demented Individuals with Alzheimer's Neuropathology is associated with preservation and remodeling of dendritic spines.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Dendritic spine head diameter is reduced in the prefrontal cortex of progranulin haploinsufficient mice.Molecular brain · 2024Article
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Abstract
Cognitive resilience is often defined as the ability to remain cognitively normal in the face of insults to the brain. These insults can include disease pathology, such as plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other lesions. Factors such as physical or mental activity and genetics may contribute to cognitive resilience, but the neurobiological underpinnings remain ill-defined. Emerging evidence suggests that dendritic spine structural plasticity is one plausible mechanism. In this review, we highlight the basic structure and function of dendritic spines and discuss how spine density and morphology change in aging and Alzheimer's disease. We note evidence that spine plasticity mediates resilience to stress, and we tackle dendritic spines in the context of cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease. Finally, we examine how lifestyle and genetic factors may influence dendritic spine plasticity to promote cognitive resilience before discussing evidence for actin regulatory kinases as therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease.
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