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. 2024 Feb 12;6(1):fcae014.
doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae014. eCollection 2024.

Early and specific detection of Alzheimer's disease: more than a (virtual) reality?

Osborne F X Almeida  1   2
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Early and specific detection of Alzheimer's disease: more than a (virtual) reality?

Osborne F X Almeida. Brain Commun. .

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to 'Path integration deficits are associated with phosphorylated tau accumulation in the entorhinal cortex', by Koike et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcad359).

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