neurofibrillary
Type: condition Aliases: neurofibrillary tangles tangles
Systems Analogy
A tangled pile of old cable clamps that has collapsed inside the CPU chassis, short-circuiting connections.
Relating to neurofibrillary tangles; pathological aggregates of hyperphosphorylated tau protein found inside neurons in Alzheimer's disease.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyKandel ER, et al. Principles of Neural Science. 6th ed. 2021. ↗
"Neurofibrillary tangles correlate with neurodegeneration and cognitive decline."