Introduction: Locus coeruleus (LC) is the primary source of norepinephrine to the brain and its efferent projections innervate many brain regions, including the thalamus. The LC degrades with normal aging, but not much is known regarding whether its structural connectivity evolves with age or predicts aspects of cognition.

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蓝斑及其对记忆和衰老的预测的影响

简介：蓝斑 (LC) 是大脑去甲肾上腺素的主要来源，它的传出投射支配许多大脑区域，包括丘脑。LC 随着正常老化而退化，但关于其结构连通性是否随年龄演变或预测认知方面的信息知之甚少。