Aging & Brain Health Alliance

A University - Community Collaboration
Director, Dr. Mark A. Gluck
Supporting Pathways to Healthy Aging in African Americans

WHERE does Alzheimer’s disease develop?

WHERE does Alzheimer’s disease develop?

Alzheimer’s disease develops in stages, beginning in an area of the brain known as the hippocampus – essential in forming memories – and spreading to the cortex. As the disease progresses, it destroys healthy tissue, causing those areas of the brain to shrink.

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