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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2025

The associations between attentional control, episodic memory, and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers of tau and neurodegeneration.

Marta Stojanovic, Peter R Millar, Nicole S McKay, Andrew J Aschenbrenner, David A Balota, Jason Hassenstab, Tammie Ls Benzinger, John C Morris, Beau M Ances

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9 authors.

Marta StojanovicDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8383-6679
Peter R MillarDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4588-739X
Nicole S McKayDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4123-2548
Andrew J AschenbrennerDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4317-7282
David A BalotaDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Jason HassenstabDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7802-3371
Tammie Ls BenzingerDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
John C MorrisDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Beau M AncesDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Funding

Project 1U19AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI MICHAEL W WEINER · 2016 to 2026
$226.7M
Smartphone-Based "Burst" Cognitive AssessmentsP01AG003991 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOHN MORRIS · 1985 to 2026
$69.5M
Imaging CoreU19AG032438 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BATEMAN, RANDALL J · 2010 to 2025
$53.9M
The natural history of AB accumulation in preclinical ADP01AG026276 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MORRIS, JOHN · 2005 to 2025
$49.5M
Research Education ComponentP30AG066444 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DAVID M. HOLTZMAN · 2020 to 2026
$28.7M
PET Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Genetic Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG052550 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Beau M Ances, Tammie Lee Smith Benzinger · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
Quantification of Neuroinflammation inAlzheimer's Disease Using Diffusion BasisSpectrum ImagingR01AG054567 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BENZINGER, TAMMIE LEE SMITH, WANG, YONG · 2017 to 2021
$3.6M
FALLS: A MARKER OF PRECLINICAL ALZHEIMERS DISEASER01AG057680 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ANCES, BEAU M, STARK, SUSAN LYNN · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG003991NIA NIH HHS P01 AG026276NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066444NIA NIH HHS R01 AG052550NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054567NIA NIH HHS R01 AG057680NIA NIH HHS U19 AG024904NIA NIH HHS U19 AG032438
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile episodic memory decline is the most common cognitive symptom of Alzheimer's disease (AD), changes in attentional control have also been found to be sensitive to early AD pathology. The relations between longitudinal trajectories of these specific cognitive domains, especially attentional control, and biomarkers of tau and neurodegeneration have not been thoroughly examined.

objectiveWe examined whether baseline tau positron emission tomography (PET) and cortical thickness, relatively later markers within the AD cascade, predicted cross-sectional and longitudinal changes in episodic memory and attentional control.

methodsCognitively normal individuals ([Clinical Dementia Rating CDR

resultsHigher tau PET and lower MRI cortical thickness were generally associated with worse cross-sectional cognitive performance. Our exploratory analyses found cortex-wide associations between tau PET and episodic memory, with limited suggestions of region-specific associations with attentional control. On longitudinal follow-up, higher tau PET was associated with a greater decline in episodic memory.

conclusionsThese results indicate that tau PET is particularly sensitive to detecting longitudinal changes in episodic memory. This further informs relevant endpoints for clinical drug trials in cognitively normal individuals. Future studies might consider longer follow-ups and lag associations between changes in AD biomarkers and changes in cognition.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAttentionMemory, Episodictau ProteinsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPositron-Emission TomographyBiomarkersMAPT protein, humantau ProteinsAlzheimer's disease biomarkersattentional controlcortical thicknessepisodic memoryPET-tau

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PMID39994995
PMCPMC12994888

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