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Early detection of Alzheimer's disease: An fMRI marker for people at risk?

A recent study suggests that functional brain imaging combined with behavioral tests can identify preclinical changes that may predict Alzheimer's disease.

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Figure 1: Functional MRI measures of neural activation associated with verbal declarative memory.

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Wagner, A. Early detection of Alzheimer's disease: An fMRI marker for people at risk?. Nat Neurosci 3, 973–974 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/79904

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