Our Latest Research

Since 2007, FRONTIER has been at the forefront of research into frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and related conditions. We have published over 550 peer-reviewed scientific articles, making significant contributions to improving diagnosis, understanding prognosis, and guiding care.

Our work covers a wide range of areas—including cognition, speech and language, behaviour, social functioning, neuroimaging, genetics, and clinical management—shaping current knowledge of FTD and other forms of dementia.

To learn more, visit the Google Scholar profiles of our research leads and explore the breadth and impact of their work.

Below are a few selected publications we’d like to highlight.

Latest Publications

  • Early anhedonia distinguishes behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia from Alzheimer's disease

    Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2026 Oct 9;18(4):e70501. doi: 10.1002/dad2.70501.

    Shaw S, Warren SL, Teng C, Huynh J, Ahmed R, Piguet O, Whitton AE, Irish M.

    Last updated: October 26th 2026.

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  • Changes in body composition in genetic C9orf72 carriers: The role of the hypothalamus and thalamus

    Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jul;22(7):e71669. doi: 10.1002/alz.71669.

    Ahmed RM, Tse NY, Bocchetta M, Dobson-Stone C, Kwok JB, Hodges JR, Irish M, Rohrer JR, Piguet O, Halliday G.

    Last updated: October 26th 2026.

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  • TASIT super short: Empirical development of a social cognition screener

    The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2026.2674739

    McDonald S, Honan C, Ning N, Piguet O, Kumfor F.

    Last updated: October 26th 2026.

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  • Unravelling cognition-Emotion mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia: A network analysis approach.

    Cortex. 2026 Jun;199:60-82. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2026.03.009.

    Musrah ATS, Nugraha DY, Kumfor F, Piguet O.

    Last updated: October 26th 2026.

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  • Quantitative assessment of brain atrophy in bvFTD: Implications for diagnostic conversion

    Eur J Neurol. 2025 Jul;32(7):e70257. doi: 10.1111/ene.70257.

    Beydoun C, Quang H, Matis S, Hazelton JL, Carrick J, Fumagalli GG, Piguet O, Landin-Romero R.

    Last updated: October 26th 2026.

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  • Empathy in primary progressive aphasia: Neural signatures and longitudinal trajectories

    Alzheimers Dement. 2026 May;22(5):e71519. doi: 10.1002/alz.71519.

    Cordonier N, Matis S, Teng H, Carrick J, Hwang Y, Ahmed RM, Landin-Romero R, Piguet O.

    Last updated: October 26th 2026.

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  • Altered amygdala structural connectivity and relations to social cognition in frontotemporal dementia

    Alzheimers Dement. 2026 May;22(5):e71482. doi: 10.1002/alz.71482.

    Huang M, Dalton MA, Matis S, Teng HAC, Cheung SC, Hwang YT, Ahmed RM, Landin-Romero R, Piguet O.

    Last updated: October 26th 2026.

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