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Amyloid-β predicts oscillatory slowing and reduced functional connectivity over time in cognitively unimpaired adults

Elliz Scheijbeler, Willem De Haan, Emma Coomans, Anouk Den Braber, Jori Tomassen, Mara Ten Kate, Elles Konijnenberg, Lyduine E. Collij, Elsmarieke Van de Giessen, Frederik Barkhof, Pieter-Jelle Visser, Cornelis J. Stam, Alida A. Gouw
FENS Forum 2024(2024)
Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna, Austria

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FENS Forum 2024

Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna, Austria

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Authors & Affiliations

Elliz Scheijbeler, Willem De Haan, Emma Coomans, Anouk Den Braber, Jori Tomassen, Mara Ten Kate, Elles Konijnenberg, Lyduine E. Collij, Elsmarieke Van de Giessen, Frederik Barkhof, Pieter-Jelle Visser, Cornelis J. Stam, Alida A. Gouw

Abstract

Amyloid-beta (Aβ)-induced changes in neuronal activity could yield valuable early markers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The neurophysiological manifestations associated with early Aβ-pathology in humans are however not well defined. This study investigated the relationship between Aβ-pathology and neurophysiological characteristics in 110 cognitively unimpaired individuals (65.9±5.7 years). All subjects underwent 18F-flutemetamol-PET imaging and resting-state magnetoencephalography (MEG) recording at baseline and 4-year follow-up. We tested associations between baseline Aβ-binding potentials (BPND) and longitudinal MEG characteristics (spectral characteristics, functional connectivity), as well as between Aβ-BPND and MEG change scores, using linear mixed models corrected for age and sex. Higher Aβ-BPND in orbitofrontal-posterior cingulate regions at baseline predicted oscillatory slowing, reflected by a steeper increase in orbitofrontal-posterior cingulate and whole-brain relative theta (4-8Hz) power (p<.001) and decrease in whole-brain relative beta (13-30Hz) power over time (p<.05). In addition, elevated baseline regional Aβ-BPND predicted a reduction in regional functional connectivity over time, as measured by inverted Joint Permutation Entropy (JPEinv) theta (p<.05). An increase in regional Aβ-BPND over time was associated with an increase in regional relative theta power (p<.05) and a reduction in regional (measured by JPEinv theta (p<0.01) and corrected amplitude envelope correlation (AEC-c) alpha (8-13Hz), p<.05)) and whole-brain functional connectivity (measured by AEC-c alpha, p<.001) over time. Disruptions of spectral power and functional connectivity appear to represent early functional consequences of emerging AD pathology in cognitively unimpaired individuals. Not only baseline Aβ-levels, but also temporal changes in Aβ-levels inform us about the trajectory of neurophysiological characteristics over time.

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