Abnormally hyperactive areas in the brain may help better predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, according to findings of a research team led by Université de Montreal psychology professor Sylvie Belleville, scientific Director of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal research centre.
Hyperactivation could be an early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease, the researchers say in their study published today in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, co-authored by Belleville and Nick Corriveau-Lecavalier, a doctoral student she supervises.
Worried about their memory
In their research, the team found hyperactivation in certain brain areas in people not yet diagnosed with Alzheimer’s but who were worried about their memory and who exhibited risk factors for the disease.
The study marks an important milestone in this research area, as the…
