[11C]PiB	(11)C-labeled Pittsburgh Compound-B
[11C]UCBJ	(4R)-1-[(3-(11C)Methylpyridin-4-yl)methyl]-4-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-2-one
[18F]	fluorine radioisotope
[18F]FDG	[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose
[18F]MNI-1126	18F analog of [11C]UCB-J PET radioligand
[18F]SDM-16	(4R)-4-(3-fluoro-5-(fluoro-18F)phenyl)-1-((2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-2-one
[18F]SDM-16	(4R)-4-(3-(18F)fluoranyl-5-fluorophenyl)-1-[(3-methylpyridin-4-yl)methyl]pyrrolidin-2-one (UIPAC name)
[18F]SDM-8	(4R)-4-(3-(18F)fluoranyl-5-fluorophenyl)-1-[(3-methylpyridin-4-yl)methyl]pyrrolidin-2-one
[18F]SynVesT-1	(4R)-4-(3-(18F)fluoranyl-5-fluorophenyl)-1-[(3-methylpyridin-4-yl)methyl]pyrrolidin-2-one
[18F]UCB-H	(4R)-1-((3-Fluoranyl-4-pyridyl)methyl)-4-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-2-one
99-CTF	99-amino acid membrane bound C-terminal fragment
99-CTF	99-amino acid membrane-bound C-terminal fragment
Aβ	amyloid β
AβF	amyloid β fibril
AβPF	amyloid β protofibril
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADHD	attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
aMCI	amnestic mild cognitive impairment
AMPA	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
AMPAR	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor
APOE3	apolipoprotein E3
APOE4	apolipoprotein E4
APP	amyloid-β precursor protein
APP	amyloid precursor protein
APP669–711	amyloid-β precursor protein isoforms
ATN	(amyloidβ (A), phosphorylated tau (T) and neurodegeneration (N) markers)
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
AβO(s)	amyloid β oligomer(s)
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BOLD	blood oxygenation level-dependent
bvFTD	behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia
CA1	hippocampal subfield/region CA1
CaMKII	Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
cdk5	cyclin-dependent kinase 5
CJD	Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
DAB1	DAB adaptor protein 1
DAB1-P	phosphorylated DAB adaptor protein 1
DMN	default mode network
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DTI	diffusion tensor imaging
EEG	electroencephalogram
EM	electron microscopy
EMG	electromyography
EphB2	ephrin type-B receptor 2
FAD	familial Alzheimer’s disease
FDG-PET	fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging
fMRI	functional magnetic resonance imaging
FYN	proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Fyn
GABA	gamma-aminobutyric acid
GABAB	gamma-aminobutyric acid B receptor
GAP-43	growth-associated protein 43
GluA2	ligand-gated ion channel glutamate receptor
GluCEST	glutamate chemical exchange saturation transfer
GluN1	NMDA receptor subunit GluN1
GluN2B	NMDA receptor subunit GluN2B
GSK3β	glycogen synthase kinase-3β
HT	histochemical techniques
IDE	insulin-degrading enzyme
IFITM	interferon-induced transmembrane protein
IHC	immunohistochemistry
IHT	immunohistochemical techniques
LilrB2	leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 2
LOAD	late-onset form
LTD	long-term depression
LTP	long-term potentiation
M1 microglia	microglia releasing inflammatory mediators, promotes inflammation and neurotoxicity
M2 microglia	microglia releasing anti-inflammatory mediators, has an anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effect.
MCI	mild cognitive impairment
MEG	magnetoencephalography
mGluR5	metabotropic glutamate receptor 5
miRs	microRNAs
MMT	memory manifold theory
MMT	memory manifold theory
MRS	MR spectroscopy
MT	mitochondria(l)
MTT	multiple trace theory
NCAM	neural cell adhesion molecule
NFκB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NfL	neurofilament light polypeptide/chain
NFT	neurofibrillary tangles
NgR1	negative growth regulatory protein NGR1
NMDAR	N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, tetrameric protein with two GluN1 subunits and two GluN2 (A-D) subunits; a type of L-glutamate receptor
NPT2	sodium-dependent phosphate transport protein 2A
NS	nucleation site
P-tau	phosphorylated tau protein
PET	positron emission tomography
PET SV2	PET synaptic vesicle protein 2A tracer
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PirB	paired immunoglobulin-like receptor
PKA	protein kinase A
PKB	protein kinase B
PMN	parietal memory network
PSD-95	postsynaptic density protein 95 (a postsynaptic scaffolding protein in excitatory neurons)
PSD(s)	postsynaptic density protein(s)
R-fMRI	resting state fMRI, evaluates intrinsic brain networks at rest by calculating correlations between brain regions
Rab	member of the Ras superfamily small G proteins
RAGE	receptor for advanced glycation end products, aka AGER
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCI	subjective cognitive impairment
SCTs	standard consolidation theories
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SMC	sensorimotor cortex
SNAP-25	synaptosomal-associated protein 25
SPECT	single-photon emission computerized tomography
SV2(A)	synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2(A)
T-tau	total tau
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TNFα	tumour necrosis factor α
VaD	vascular dementia
VDAC1	voltage-dependent anion-selective channel 1