Profound loss of pleasure related to early-onset dementia – News – The University of Sydney

Neuroimaging findings show grey-matter intensity decreases related to anhedonia, apathy and depression. Anhedonia in FTD was related to degeneration of the regions circled in green, which are hedonic hotspots (related to reward-seeking) in the brain. Credit: University of Sydney.
The papers senior author, Professor Muireann Irish from the University of Sydneys Brain and Mind Centre and School of Psychology in the Faculty of Science, said despite increasing evidence of motivational disturbances,…

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