Karalyn E. Patterson

This study investigates the relationship between neuroinflammation and protein aggregation in frontotemporal dementia using PET imaging and finds a strong positive correlation between these processes.

The paper shows that the left anterior temporal lobe is essential for efficient processing of spoken word identity, with semantic dementia patients showing increased right hemisphere activity in response to ambiguous words.

This study compares primary progressive aphasia and post-stroke aphasia using multiple linguistic and cognitive tasks, revealing graded variations rather than categorical boundaries.