Cholinergic enhancement of functional networks in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 762-773

  Pa, Judy ^a   Berry, Anne S ^a   Compagnone, Mariana ^a   Boccanfuso, Jacqueline ^a   Greenhouse, Ian ^a   Rubens, Michael T ^a   Johnson, Julene K ^a   Gazzaley, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUSIFORM FACE AREA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NERVE NET; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PIPERIDINES; REACTION TIME; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84881227214     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.23874     Document Type: Article

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