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The Roots of Alzheimer’s Disease: Are High-Expanding Cortical Areas Preferentially Targeted?

Fjell, Anders Martin; Amlien, Inge; Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Tamnes, Christian Krog; Chaplin, Tristan; Rosa, Marcello; Walhovd, Kristine B
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2015
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Cerebral Cortex. 2015, 25 (9), 2556-2565, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhu055
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is regarded a human-specific condition, and it has been suggested that brain regions highly expanded in humans compared with other primates are selectively targeted. We calculated shared and unique variance in the distribution of AD atrophy accounted for by cortical expansion between macaque and human, affiliation to the default mode network (DMN), ontogenetic development and normal aging. Cortical expansion was moderately related to atrophy, but a critical discrepancy was seen in the medial temporo-parietal episodic memory network. Identification of “hotspots” and “coldspots” of expansion across several primate species did not yield compelling evidence for the hypothesis that highly expanded regions are specifically targeted. Controlling for distribution of atrophy in aging substantially attenuated the expansion–AD relationship. A path model showed that all variables explained unique variance in AD atrophy but were generally mediated through aging. This supports a systems-vulnerability model, where critical networks are subject to various negative impacts, aging in particular, rather than being selectively targeted in AD. An alternative approach is suggested, focused on the interplay of the phylogenetically old and preserved medial temporal lobe areas with more highly expanded association cortices governed by different principles of plasticity and stability.

This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Cerebral Cortex following peer review. The version of record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhu055
 
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