healthUpdated: Jul 23, 2020 15:01 ISTA team of researchers has brought clarity on the brain network mechanism that causes spatial memory impairment. They often show a wandering symptom, which is also a feature of spatial memory impairment. Igarashi has been studying brain network mechanisms for Alzheimer’s disease since he started his lab in 2016. To find out the cure for memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease, we need to understand how the network function is impaired,” he said. Spatial memory impairment, such as wandering behaviour, is one of the most troublesome symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease, and it occurs in more than 60 percent of Alzheimer’s patients.

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2020 09:31 UTC