期刊
CEREBRAL CORTEX
卷 21, 期 10, 页码 2399-2407出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr025
关键词
aging; beta-amyloid; PIB-PET; resting state fMRI
资金
- National Institutes of Health [AG027859, AG032814]
- Alzheimer's Association [ZEN-08-87090]
Although beta-amyloid (A beta) deposition is a characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), this pathology is commonly found in elderly normal controls (NC). The pattern of A beta deposition as detected with Pittsburgh compound-B positron emission tomography (PIB-PET) imaging shows substantial spatial overlap with the default mode network (DMN), a group of brain regions that typically deactivates during externally driven cognitive tasks. In this study, we show that DMN functional connectivity (FC) during rest is altered with increasing levels of PIB uptake in NC. Specifically, FC decreases were identified in regions implicated in episodic memory (EM) processing (posteromedial cortex, ventral medial prefrontal cortex, and angular gyrus), whereas connectivity increases were detected in dorsal and anterior medial prefrontal and lateral temporal cortices. This pattern of decreases is consistent with previous studies that suggest heightened vulnerability of EM-related brain regions in AD, whereas the observed increases in FC may reflect a compensatory response.
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