Alzheimer's disease and natural cognitive aging may represent adaptive metabolism reduction programs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The present article examines several lines of converging evidence suggesting that the slow and insidious brain changes that accumulate over the lifespan, resulting in both natural cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD), represent a metabolism reduction...

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Main Author: Reser Jared
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Behavioral and Brain Functions
Online Access:http://www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/5/1/13