Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered to be a transitional stage between normal
aging and dementia. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), white matter structural pathology is due to …

Different processes like microvascular dysfunction, free radical toxicity, β-amyloid deposits,
and Wallerian degeneration can cause functionally relevant disturbances of cerebral …

This study examined gestalt perception in high-functioning autism (HFA) and its relation to
tasks indicative of local visual processing. Data on of gestalt perception, visual illusions (VI), …

Background The prescribing behaviour of doctors is influenced by the pharmaceutical
industry. This study investigated the extent to which contacts with pharmaceutical sales …

Objective: All drugs of abuse induce a phasic dopamine release within the striatum that does
not undergo habituation. Prolonged substance consumption impairs the natural function of …

Hippocampal atrophy has been related to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early
Alzheimer disease (AD), but the diagnostic significance of cross-sectionally determined …

Hippocampus atrophy is a frequent finding in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), whereas
diffusion-tensor-imaging (DTI) has demonstrated its value to detect subtle brain tissue changes …

At present, there is still no consensus on the choice of the reference area in positron emission
tomography (PET) studies of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, PET scans with …

There is a great deal of heterogeneity in the impact of aging on cognition and cerebral
functioning. One potential factor contributing to individual differences among the elderly is the …

In our prospective study of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), we measured hippocampal mean
diffusivity (MD) and volumes in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Thirteen MCI …