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Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Executive Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

Mechanism Info
NameDorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Executive Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
Categoryevidence:strong
SummaryMechanistic model of how dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) dysfunction contributes to executive impairment in Alzheimer's Disease — covering layer-specific vulnerability, tau spreading patterns, working memory deficits, and relationship to cognitive reserve.
Key Genes/ProteinsPSD-95, SQSTM1
Related Diseasesneurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease
Related Pathwaysglutamate signaling, unfolded protein response, oxidative stress response, autophagy pathway, ubiquitin-proteasome
Linked Hypotheses2 hypotheses

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Related Hypotheses (26)

Gamma entrainment therapy to restore hippocampal-cortical sy
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Score: 0.66
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Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Dysfunction in Alzheimer's
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Tau Kinase Signaling Cascade in Alzheimer's Disease
mechanism · Pages share 18 hypotheses
Tau Kinase-Phosphatase Balance in Alzheimer's Disease
mechanism · Pages share 18 hypotheses
Synaptic Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Pathway
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NMDA associated_with PSD-95
NMDA participates_in glutamate signaling
NMDA targets PSD95
NMDA activates neurodegeneration
NMDA participates_in mitochondrial function
NMDA participates_in unfolded protein response
NMDA participates_in sphingolipid metabolism
NMDA participates_in neurotrophin signaling
NMDA expressed_in oligodendrocytes
NMDA participates_in MAPK signaling