Brain areas that are chronically activated produce increased amounts of amyloid beta, the waxy protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, a study in mice shows.
BRAIN DRAIN. Brain areas active during daydreaming in young, healthy people (blue image) are similar to those spots damaged in Alzheimer’s patients (red image), suggesting that steady stimulation of certain areas contributes to the disease.
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