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Neurodegenerative Diseases Target Large-Scale Human Brain Networks

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During development, the healthy human brain constructs a host of large-scale, distributed, function-critical neural networks. Neurodegenerative diseases have been thought to target these systems, but this hypothesis has not been systematically tested in living humans. We used network-sensitive neuroimaging methods to show that five different neurodegenerative syndromes cause circumscribed atrophy within five distinct, healthy, human intrinsic functional connectivity networks. We further discovered a direct link between intrinsic connectivity and gray matter structure. Across healthy individuals, nodes within each functional network exhibited tightly correlated gray matter volumes. The findings suggest that human neural networks can be defined by synchronous baseline activity, a unified corticotrophic fate, and selective vulnerability to neurodegenerative illness. Future studies may clarify how these complex systems are assembled during development and undermined by disease.

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Authors
Seeley, W. W., Crawford, R. K., Zhou, J., Miller, B. L., & Greicius, M. D.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Seeley, William W.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-04
Volume
62
Issue
1
Pages
42-52
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2103717170
Cited by
2,350
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 135 · 2025: 143 · 2024: 108 · 2023: 109 · 2022: 143 · 2021: 148 · 2020: 149 · 2019: 177 · 2018: 174 · 2017: 144 · 2016: 139 · 2015: 151 · 2014: 154 · 2013: 147 · 2012: 111
FWCI
52.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K23NS048302)
  • Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
  • National Institute on Aging (K08 AG027086, P01 AG19724, P50 AG1657303-75271)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
neurodegenerative diseases, large-scale brain networks, intrinsic functional connectivity, gray matter atrophy, gray matter volume, human brain development
MeSH terms
Aged, Brain, Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Nerve Net, Neural Pathways, Oxygen, Case-Control Studies, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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