Electrophysiology PIA: Hans Berger's dream: Alzheimer's disease affects EEG rhythms and vigilance

Recorded: March 11, 2021

According to NIA-AA Research A-T-N Framework (Jack et al., 2018), the in-vivo assessment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is based on biomarkers of brain amyloidosis, tauopathy, and neurodegeneration. What about brain Neurophysiology? This talk discusses converging EEG evidence showing that AD substantially affects cerebral neurophysiological ascending systems regulating brain arousal and vigilance. Did Hans Berger’s dream come true?

Moderators: Xianghong Arakaki, Francesca Farina

Panelist: Claudio Babiloni