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Fusiform Gyrus Phospho-Tau is Associated with Failure of Proper Name Retrieval in Aging
Victoria R Tennant1, Theresa M Harrison1, Jenna N Adams1
1Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Abstract:
Difficulty retrieving proper names is common in older adults, coinciding with the accumulation of aggregated proteins in mid-life. We investigated the ability of healthy older adults to retrieve the names of famous faces in relation to positron emission tomography measurements of amyloid-β plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles. More tau in the left fusiform and parahippocampal gyrus was related to reduced proper name retrieval performance and this effect was potentiated by amyloid-β. These findings provide an explanation for a common complaint of older adults and link proper name retrieval to neural systems involved in face perception, memory, and naming. ANN NEUROL 2021;90:988-993.
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