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Alzheimer’s gene associated with failure to adapt to cognitive challenge in healthy adults

June 26, 2017 by

Healthy adults carrying the gene APOE4 -- the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) -- may struggle to adapt their brain activity to increasing cognitive demands as they get older, according to a study.

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