Locus Coeruleus Malfunction Is Linked to Psychopathology in Prodromal Dementia With Lewy Bodies

Background: The locus coeruleus (LC) is a nucleus in the human brainstem with a variety of noradrenaline-driven functions involved in cognition, emotions, and perception. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) constitutes a neurodegenerative disease involving deposits of alpha-synuclein, first appearing in...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Main Author:	Niels Hansen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Subjects:	locus coeruleus noradrenaline neurodegeneration psychiatry prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.641101/full

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