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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024

Atrophy links lower novelty-related locus coeruleus connectivity to cognitive decline in preclinical AD.

Christoph Schneider, Prokopis C Prokopiou, Kathryn V Papp, Nina Engels-Domínguez, Stephanie Hsieh, Truley A Juneau, Aaron P Schultz, Dorene M Rentz, Reisa A Sperling, Keith A Johnson and 1 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sex and life experience shape locus coeruleus pretangle tau pathology.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  4. Atrophy links lower novelty-related locus coeruleus connectivity to cognitive decline in preclinical AD.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Christoph SchneiderGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5012-1711
Prokopis C ProkopiouGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kathryn V PappHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Nina Engels-DomínguezGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Stephanie HsiehThe Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Truley A JuneauGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Aaron P SchultzThe Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Dorene M RentzHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Reisa A SperlingHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Keith A JohnsonGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Heidi I L JacobsGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Harvard University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USGordon Center for Medical Imaging · USMaastricht University · NL

Funding

Vascular factors, physical activity, and inflammation as modulators of neurodegenerative and cognitive trajectories (Project 2)P01AG036694 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Hyun-Sik Yang · 2010 to 2026
$50.2M
Unified Joint Statistical Reconstruction of PET & MRP41EB022544 · NIBIB · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Kira Grogg · 2017 to 2026
$14.8M
Project 4P41EB015896 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ROSEN, BRUCE R · 2012 to 2018
$9.8M
Tracking the origin of tau pathology: dovetailing (pre-)preclinical biomarker trajectoriesR01AG062559 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Heidi Irma Jacobs · 2019 to 2026
$4.8M
The wandering nerve: gateway to boost Alzheimer's disease related cognitive performanceR01AG068062 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JACOBS, HEIDI IRMA · 2021 to 2025
$4.6M
Disentangling the contribution of tau to aging and ADR01AG046396 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JOHNSON, KEITH A. · 2014 to 2018
$4.0M
Postgraduate Training Program in Medical Imaging (PTPMI)T32EB013180 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ciprian Catana, Pedram Heidari · 2011 to 2026
$3.7M
Locus coeruleus network architecture of Alzheimer's disease vulnerabilityR01AG082006 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Heidi Irma Jacobs, Jorge Sepulcre · 2023 to 2026
$2.7M
A Storage Area Network for Structural and Functional Image AnalysisS10RR023401 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FISCHL, BRUCE · 2009 to 2009
$2.0M
SILICON GRAPHICS PRISM EXTREME 128P/1TBS10RR023043 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SORENSEN, ALMA GREGORY · 2006 to 2006
$1.5M
Contribution of locus coeruleus activity patterns on tau deposition in Alzheimer's diseaseR21AG081681 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PROKOPIOU, PROKOPIS CHRISTOU · 2023 to 2025
$667k
3T MRI for Clinical and Translational ImagingS10OD010364 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ROSEN, BRUCE R · 2012 to 2012
$600k
Alzheimer's Association AARG-22-920434NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR019307NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR021110NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR023043NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR023401NIA NIH HHS P01 AG036694NIA NIH HHS R01 AG046396NIA NIH HHS R01 AG062559NIA NIH HHS R01 AG068062NIA NIH HHS R01 AG082006NIA NIH HHS R21 AG074220NIA NIH HHS R21 AG081681NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015896NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB022544NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB013180NIH HHS 1R21AG081681-01NIH HHS 1S10RR019307NIH HHS P01AG036694NIH HHS P41EB022544NIH HHS P41EEB015896NIH HHS R01AG046396NIH HHS R01AG062559NIH HHS R01AG068062NIH HHS R01AG082006NIH HHS R21AG074220NIH HHS S10 OD010364NIH HHS S10OD010364NIH HHS S10 OD018035NIH HHS S10OD018035NIH HHS S10RR021110NIH HHS S10RR023043NIH HHS S10RR023401NIH HHS T32EB013180
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAnimal research has shown that tau pathology in the locus coeruleus (LC) is associated with reduced norepinephrine signaling, lower projection density to the medial temporal lobe (MTL), atrophy, and cognitive impairment. We investigated the contribution of LC-MTL functional connectivity (FC

methodsWe analyzed functional magnetic resonance imaging and amyloid beta (Aβ) positron emission tomography data from 128 cognitively normal participants, associating novelty-related FC

resultsCross-sectionally, lower FC DISCUSSION: FC HIGHLIGHTS: Novelty-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) LC-medial temporal lobe (MTL) connectivity links to longitudinal Aβ-dependent atrophy. This relationship extended to higher Braak stage regions with increasing Aβ burden. Longitudinal MTL atrophy mediated the LC-MTL connectivity-cognition relationship. Our findings mirror the animal data on MTL atrophy following NE signal dysfunction.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAtrophyCognitive DysfunctionLocus CoeruleusMagnetic Resonance ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyAgedAmyloid beta-PeptidesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNeural PathwaysTemporal LobeAmyloid beta-PeptidesAlzheimer's diseaseatrophybeta‐amyloidbiomarkersconnectivitylocus coeruleusmagnetic resonance imagingmedial temporal lobepositron emission tomography

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PMID38676563
PMCPMC11180940
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