Locus Coeruleus Malfunction Is Linked to Psychopathology in Prodromal Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Background: The locus coeruleus (LC) is a nucleus in the human brainstem with a variety of noradrenaline-driven functions involved in cognition, emotions, and perception. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) constitutes a neurodegenerative disease involving deposits of alpha-synuclein, first appearing in...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.641101/full |