Bridging neurocognitive aging and disease modification: Targeting functional mechanisms of memory impairment

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-199

  Gallagher, M ^a   Bakker, A ^a   Yassa, M A ^b   Stark, C E L ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Dentate gyrus CA3; Hippocampus; Memory; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuroimaging; Pattern completion; Pattern separation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG DESIGN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS;

EID: 77952502298     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720510791050867     Document Type: Article

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