Tauopathy-Induced Neuronal Degeneration (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Tauopathy-Induced Neuronal Degeneration

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Sections of brains from normal (left) and tauopathy (right) mice. The dark purple lines in the left image represent the hippocampus, the area most responsible for learning and memory. This structure is almost completely absent in the right image.

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