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3.2.2. Department of Neuroimaging

Knowledge of the morphological variations occurring in brain
structure throughout life is essential to assess the corresponding
pathological changes that occur in neurodegenerative diseases.
Currently, neuroimaging in any form, and combined, is one of the
areas of greatest progress in the understanding of various aspects
of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases: etio-
logy, early diagnosis and differential functioning of brain areas, me-
tabolism, neurotransmission.

In this regard, neuroimaging techniques such as magnetic reso-
nance imaging (MRI) have led to significant progress in understan-
ding brain changes associated with age. MRI is a noninvasive tool
that allows the study of normal aging individuals at different times
of his life. However, conventional MRI techniques are unable to de-
tect and quantify microstructural changes dependent on age who
have been described in post-mortem studies of brain tissue.

For this reason, the Department of Neuroimaging has a state-of-

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