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ReviewFrontiers in aging neuroscience2023

Sensory processing deficits and related cortical pathological changes in Alzheimer's disease.

Nicole K Zhang, Selena K Zhang, Li I Zhang, Huizhong W Tao, Guang-Wei Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicole K ZhangZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Selena K ZhangBiomedical Engineering Program, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Li I ZhangZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Huizhong W TaoZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Guang-Wei ZhangZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
University of Southern California · US

Funding

Cell atlas of mouse brain-spinal cord connectomeU01MH116990 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI DONG, HONG-WEI, TAO, HUIZHONG WHIT · 2018 to 2022
$12.0M
Processing and transformation of visual signals in the superior colliculusR01EY019049 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI TAO, HUIZHONG WHIT · 2008 to 2025
$9.2M
Thalamic Modulation of Auditory Cortical Processing via LPR01DC008983 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Li I Zhang · 2007 to 2026
$8.7M
Cell-type basis for auditory processing in the inferior colliculusR01DC020887 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Li I Zhang · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019049NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC008983NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC020887NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH116990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting cognitive functions. However, sensory deficits in AD start to draw attention due to their high prevalence and early onsets which suggest that they could potentially serve as diagnostic biomarkers and even contribute to the disease progression. This literature review examines the sensory deficits and cortical pathological changes observed in visual, auditory, olfactory, and somatosensory systems in AD patients, as well as in various AD animal models. Sensory deficits may emerge at the early stages of AD, or even precede the cognitive decline, which is accompanied by cortical pathological changes including amyloid-beta deposition, tauopathy, gliosis, and alterations in neuronal excitability, synaptic inputs, and functional plasticity. Notably, these changes are more pronounced in sensory association areas and superficial cortical layers, which may explain the relative preservation of basic sensory functions but early display of deficits of higher sensory functions. We propose that sensory impairment and the progression of AD may establish a cyclical relationship that mutually perpetuates each condition. This review highlights the significance of sensory deficits with or without cortical pathological changes in AD and emphasizes the need for further research to develop reliable early detection and intervention through sensory systems.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseamyloid-beta depositioncognitive functionneuronal losspathologysensory cortexsensory processingtauopathy

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PMID37649717
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