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Elevated Emotional Contagion of Alzheimer’s Disease Associated with Increased Synchronization in the Insula and Amygdala

Consistent with the results from previous studies obtained with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, heightened empathic behavior was observed in the mouse model of AD. The behavior is associated with synchronized brain activity between the insula and amygdala. These findings provide a potential network connectivity mechanism for how and why patients with AD are easily influenced by the emotional state of caregivers....read more