Locus coeruleus - nigral pigmentation and Alzheimer's disease pathology

 
   Lead Investigator:    Heidi Jacobs
   Institution      :    Massachusetts General Hospital
   E-Mail           :    hjacobs@mgh.harvard.edu
   Proposal ID      :    1429



   Proposal Description:
   Our aims are:                                                               1. To compare the severity of locus coeruleus and substantia nigra pigmentation across Braak/Thal stages                                                       2. To evaluate the relationship between locus coeruleus and substantia nigra pigmentation with cognitive decline