Rostral locus coeruleus integrity is associated with better memory performance in older adults.
Nat Hum Behav
; 3(11): 1203-1214, 2019 11.
Article
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| ID: mdl-31501542
ABSTRACT
For decades, research into memory decline in human cognitive ageing has focused on neocortical regions, the hippocampus and dopaminergic neuromodulation. Recent findings indicate that the locus coeruleus (LC) and noradrenergic neuromodulation may also play an important role in shaping memory development in later life. However, technical challenges in quantification of LC integrity have hindered the study of LC-cognition associations in humans. Using high-resolution, neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging, we found that individual differences in learning and memory were positively associated with LC integrity across a variety of memory tasks in both younger (n = 66) and older adults (n = 228). Moreover, we observed functionally relevant age differences confined to rostral LC. Older adults with a more 'youth-like' rostral LC also showed higher memory performance. These findings link non-invasive, in vivo indices of LC integrity to memory in ageing and highlight the role of the LC norepinephrine system in the decline of cognition.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Locus Cerúleo
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Memória
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Hum Behav
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha