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Anosognosia is associated with increased prevalence and faster development of neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment

IntroductionBoth the loss of awareness for cognitive decline (a. k.a anosognosia) and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia, even in prodromal stages, and may exacerbate functional impairment and negatively impact caregiver burden. Despite the high impact of these symptoms on patients and their caregivers, our knowledge of how they […]

Published on March 6, 2024

The mediating effect of 18F-FDG metabolism in right caudate between depressive symptoms and cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease

PurposeThe objective of this study was to investigate the accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) in the whole brain between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with depressive (ADD) symptoms compared with AD without depressive (ADND) symptoms using positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI). Additionally, this study aimed to explore the associations among the accumulation of 18F-FDG in the brain, […]

Published on March 6, 2024

Social uncertainty in the digital world

The social world is inherently uncertain. We present a computational framework for thinking about how increasingly popular online environments modulate the social uncertainty we experience, depending on the type of social inferences we make. This framework draws on Bayesian inference, which involves combining multiple informational sources to update our beliefs. Read Full Article (External Site) […]

Published on March 6, 2024