Event Details:
Thursday, October 27, 2016
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Time
12:00pm to 1:00pm PDT
Location
Clark Center Auditorium
Contacts
neuroscience@stanford.edu
Event Sponsor
Stanford Neurosciences Institute
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Stanford Neurosciences Institute Seminar Series Presents
Mechanisms of progression in Alzheimer’s Disease
Badley Hyman, MD, PhD
Director, Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center & John B. Penney Jr. Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Host: Victor Henderson
Abstract
Alzheimer’s Disease progresses over 15-20 years, with a stereotypical pattern of brain areas affected and associated symptoms. We have been exploring the underlying pathobiological changes associated with this progression, focusing to a great extent on tau propagation.