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Voxel\u2010wise FCD analyses compared patient groups with controls. Direct associations between FCD and cognition were assessed, and mediation analyses tested whether FCD mediated tau\u2010related cognitive effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In YOAD, reduced precuneus short\u2010range FCD was directly associated with poorer cross\u2010sectional cognitive performance, without mediating or moderating longitudinal decline. In LOAD, higher left anterior cingulate FCD covaried with tau burden and fully mediated its relationship with cognition and the rate of decline.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results reveal distinct FCD signatures in YOAD and LOAD that mirror their differential functional responses to tau pathology. In YOAD, reduced precuneus FCD appears to serve as a state marker of cognitive impairment, whereas in LOAD, elevated anterior cingulate FCD suggests compensatory network recruitment consistent with a functional reserve model. 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