The molecular pathology of cognitive decline: Focus on metals

• Main Author: Roger Chung (auth)
• Other Authors: Paul A. Adlard (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Down Syndrome; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; aluminium; Iron; TBI; Cognition; Copper; Alzheimer's disease; Zinc
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the past two decades there have been significant advances made in understanding the cellular and molecular alterations that occur with brain ageing, as well as with our understanding of age-related brain diseases. Ageing is associated with a mid-life decline in many cognitive domains (eg. Attenti...