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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Network-dependent remote effects and local tau burden jointly shape neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.

Lukas Frontzkowski, Sebastian Roemer-Cassiano, Johannes Gnörich, Daniel Janowitz, Hannah Eyob, Katharina Probst, Dario Dhoqina, Anna Dewenter, Anna Steward, Zeyu Zhu and 19 more

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Lukas FrontzkowskiInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9321-956X
Sebastian Roemer-CassianoInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Johannes GnörichDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Daniel JanowitzInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Hannah EyobDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Katharina ProbstDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Dario DhoqinaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Anna DewenterInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Anna StewardInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Zeyu ZhuInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Madleen KlonowskiInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Fabian HirschInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Davina BielInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Melina PaulusInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Jonathan VögleinDepartment of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Sonja SchöneckerDepartment of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Boris-Stephan RauchmannDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Carolin KurzDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Carolin KoriathDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Jan HäckertDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical Faculty, University of Augsburg, BKH Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Sophia StöckleinDepartment of Radiology, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Carla PalleisDepartment of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Robert PerneczkyGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Johannes LevinDepartment of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Katharina BuergerInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Rudolf A WernerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Günter HöglingerDepartment of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Matthias Brendel *Department of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Nicolai Franzmeier *Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), LMU University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.

Funding

Alzheimer's Association AARG-22-973496Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 01EK1605ABundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung HitTauDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 390857198
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTau pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD) propagates along the brain's connectome, yet the mechanisms by which tau drives neuronal dysfunction remain unclear. We hypothesized that dysfunction primarily emerges in regions close to tau-harboring epicenters.

methodsOne hundred thirty-one amyloid-positive individuals underwent dynamic [

resultsAt the individual level, hypoperfusion was more closely related to distance from tau epicenters than to local tau deposition, particularly in early AD, consistent with diaschisis-like disconnection. With advancing biological disease severity, local tau deposition increasingly converged with hypoperfusion. Critically, hypoperfusion mediated the relationship between tau accumulation and cognitive decline. DISCUSSION: Tau epicenters shape the brain-wide pattern of neuronal dysfunction, while local tau burden determines the degree of damage driving cognitive decline.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBraintau ProteinsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleNeuronsPositron-Emission Tomographytau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseneuronal dysfunctionperfusiontautau positron emission tomography

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PMID42842336
PMCPMC13644913

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