Abstract:In this Doctoral Thesis, we have examined the magnetoencephalography (MEG) background activity in 36 Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and 26 elderly control subjects by means of non-linear methods. Our goal was to test the hypothesis that brain activity recorded in MEG signals is different in AD patients than in control subjects. AD is the most frequent form of dementia in western countries. This brain disorder affects 1% of the population aged 60-64 years, but the prevalence increases exponentially with age,… Show more
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