Journal of Neurology

Dorsal and ventral stream visuoperceptual processing deficits in Lewy body disease

By Emily G. McCann, Felicia Coleman, Soohyun Lee, Peter J. Nestor

Cross-sectional study of 53 peopleMechanisms

Abstract

Introduction Hypometabolism of visual-processing cortices is the hallmark of dementia in Lewy body diseases (LBD) yet visuoperceptual impairments remain under-researched compared to other cognitive domains.

Lewy body disease
Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Digit span
Phonemic fluency
Humans

The paper

Emily G. McCann, Felicia Coleman, Soohyun Lee, Peter J. Nestor

The University of Queensland

Journal of Neurology, 25 Sep 2026, CC BY

doi.org/10.1007/s00415-026-14166-5 PubMed 42789112

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Dorsal and ventral stream visuoperceptual processing deficits in Lewy body disease

Abstract

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