Spatial Navigation Tests For Disorientation May Identify Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease? (BBC News / Science)

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A German study indicates that persons with a high genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease might be identified early by monitoring their performance in tests involving navigation through a virtual maze.

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Virtual reality maze ‘predicts Alzheimer’s disease’. London: BBC Health News, October 23^rd 2015.

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Kunz, L. Schröder, TN. [and] Lee, H. [et al] (2015). Reduced grid-cell-like representations in adults at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Science. October 23^rd 2015; 350(6259): 430-3.

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