Project 1 – Jessica Z.K. Caldwell, PhD
The Relationship between Neuropsychological Testing and MRI, PET and Blood Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Disease
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Jessica Z.K. Caldwell, PhD
Specific Aims:
- Establish the relationship between neuropsychological tests results to findings on resting state fMRI in the AD continuum (mild cognitive impairment [MCI], mild to moderate AD) in comparison with cognitively normal controls (CNC)
- Establish the relationship between neuropsychological test scores and neuroimaging biomarkers of inflammation (microglial imaging) in patients with diagnoses of AD and PD
Internal Mentor
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Stephen Rao, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
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Dietmar Cordes, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
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William Jagust, MD
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley