Post-mortem examination of the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease revealed both a regional and a cellular specific pattern of neurofibrillary tangles. The neurons that are affected are crucial projection neurons for memory-related structures in the medial temporal lobes. There loss is likely to interfere with normal learning and memory.
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