Brain Composite Image (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Brain Composite Image (2 of 2)

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Two views of a composite image of the brains analyzed in the study compare the average increases in amyloid-beta deposits in volunteers with a maternally or paternally inherited risk of Alzheimer's, compared to counterparts with no family history of dementia. Red highlights the regions with more amyloid among 14 volunteers with a maternally inherited risk, while blue shows the regions with more amyloid among 14 volunteers with a paternally inherited risk. Purple denotes higher amyloid deposits in both risk groups.

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Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., Mony J. de Leon, Ed.D.

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