Structural and functional characterization of the locus coeruleus in young and late middle-aged individuals

Structural and functional characterization of the locus coeruleus in young and late middle-aged individuals

IntroductionThe brainstem locus coeruleus (LC) influences a broad range of brain processes, including cognition. The so-called LC contrast is an accepted marker of the integrity of the LC that consists of a local hyperintensity on specific Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) structural images. The smal...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Berger, Ekaterina Koshmanova, Elise Beckers, Roya Sharifpour, Ilenia Paparella, Islay Campbell, Nasrin Mortazavi, Fermin Balda, Yeo-Jin Yi, Laurent Lamalle, Laurence Dricot, Christophe Phillips, Heidi I. L. Jacobs, Puneet Talwar, Riëm El Tahry, Siya Sherif, Gilles Vandewalle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroimaging
Subjects:
locus coeruleus
Ultra-High Field (7 Tesla)
aging
oddball paradigm
neuromelanin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnimg.2023.1207844/full

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