嗅觉和认知功能测试得分与海马和杏仁灰质体积的关联:一个横截面研究

Shuichi Sato1, Takao Imaeda2, Shunji Mugikura3,4,5,6

  • 1Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., Nagakute, 480-1192, Japan. shuichi-sato@mosk.tytlabs.co.jp.

Scientific reports
|August 19, 2024
PubMed
概括

嗅觉功能测试可以检测到像海马体和杏仁体这样的记忆区域的脑缩,即使在年轻的成年人中也是如此. 这些发现表明,嗅觉测试是与认知评估一起评估大脑健康的有价值工具.

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