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Ahmad R. Hariri

Ahmad R. Hariri

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Neuroscience

D-Index
114
Citations
56169
World Ranking
464
National Ranking
270

Psychology

D-Index
113
Citations
55542
World Ranking
355
National Ranking
223

Overview

Ahmad R. Hariri is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and neuroimaging, with a focus on brain function, mental health, and aging.

The scientist has contributed to fields including:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

Their main research topics cover:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Ahmad R. Hariri has published extensively in several academic venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • TEKIBA Jurnal Teknologi dan Pengabdian Masyarakat

The scientist has collaborated frequently with others including:

  • Deanna M. Barch
  • Anissa Abi-Dargham
  • New York
  • St Louis
  • Edward T. Bullmore

Selected recent papers demonstrating the research focus of Ahmad R. Hariri include:

  • What Is the Test-Retest Reliability of Common Task-Functional MRI Measures? New Empirical Evidence and a Meta-Analysis, 2020, Psychological Science
  • Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Disorders and Comorbidities Across 4 Decades Among Participants in the Dunedin Birth Cohort Study, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Disparities in the Pace of Biological Aging Among Midlife Adults of the Same Chronological Age Have Implications for Future Frailty Risk and Policy, 2021, Nature Aging
  • Association of Pace of Aging Measured by Blood-Based DNA Methylation With Age-Related Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, 2022, Neurology
  • Striving Toward Translation: Strategies for Reliable fMRI Measurement, 2021, Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Best Publications

  • Serotonin Transporter Genetic Variation and the Response of the Human Amygdala

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Venkata S. Mattay;Alessandro Tessitore;Bhaskar Kolachana

  • Genetic Sensitivity to the Environment: The Case of the Serotonin Transporter Gene and Its Implications for Studying Complex Diseases and Traits

    Avshalom Caspi;Ahmad R Hariri;Andrew Bruce Holmes;Rudolf Uher

  • 5-HTTLPR polymorphism impacts human cingulate-amygdala interactions: a genetic susceptibility mechanism for depression

    Lukas Pezawas;Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg;Emily M Drabant;Beth A Verchinski

  • Modulating emotional responses: effects of a neocortical network on the limbic system.

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Susan Y. Bookheimer;John C. Mazziotta

  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

    Jeanne E Savage;Philip R Jansen;Philip R Jansen;Sven Stringer;Kyoko Watanabe

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor val66met Polymorphism Affects Human Memory-Related Hippocampal Activity and Predicts Memory Performance

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Terry E. Goldberg;Venkata S. Mattay;Bhaskar S. Kolachana

  • The Amygdala Response to Emotional Stimuli: A Comparison of Faces and Scenes

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Alessandro Tessitore;Venkata S. Mattay;Francesco Fera

  • Catechol O-methyltransferase val158-met genotype and individual variation in the brain response to amphetamine.

    Venkata S. Mattay;Terry E. Goldberg;Francesco Fera;Ahmad R. Hariri

  • Neocortical modulation of the amygdala response to fearful stimuli

    Ahmad R Hariri;Venkata S Mattay;Alessandro Tessitore;Francesco Fera

  • Neural mechanisms of genetic risk for impulsivity and violence in humans

    Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg;Joshua W. Buckholtz;Bhaskar Kolachana;Ahmad R. Hariri;Ahmad R. Hariri

  • A Susceptibility Gene for Affective Disorders and the Response of the Human Amygdala

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Emily M. Drabant;Karen E. Munoz;Bhaskar S. Kolachana

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) genotype and amygdala activation: a meta-analysis.

    Marcus R. Munafò;Sarah M. Brown;Ahmad R. Hariri

  • Genetics of emotional regulation: the role of the serotonin transporter in neural function

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Andrew Holmes

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • Is there a general factor of prevalent psychopathology during adulthood

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Brooks Applegate;Jahn K. Hakes;David H. Zald

  • Altered Striatal Activation Predicting Real-World Positive Affect in Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder

    Erika E. Forbes;Ahmad R. Hariri;B.A. Samantha L. Martin;Jennifer S. Silk

  • Preference for Immediate over Delayed Rewards Is Associated with Magnitude of Ventral Striatal Activity

    Ahmad R. Hariri;Sarah M. Brown;Douglas E. Williamson;Janine D. Flory;Janine D. Flory

  • What Is the Test-Retest Reliability of Common Task-Functional MRI Measures? New Empirical Evidence and a Meta-Analysis.

    Maxwell L Elliott;Annchen R Knodt;David Ireland;Meriwether L Morris

  • Variation in DISC1 affects hippocampal structure and function and increases risk for schizophrenia

    Joseph H. Callicott;Richard E. Straub;Lukas Pezawas;Michael F. Egan

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine E. Burdick
Katherine E. Burdick Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ingrid Melle
Ingrid Melle University of Oslo
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Srdjan Djurovic
Srdjan Djurovic Oslo University Hospital
Daniel R. Weinberger
Daniel R. Weinberger Johns Hopkins University
Ryan Bogdan
Ryan Bogdan Washington University in St. Louis
Terrie E. Moffitt
Terrie E. Moffitt Duke University
Nikolaos Smyrnis
Nikolaos Smyrnis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Avshalom Caspi
Avshalom Caspi Duke University
Thomas Espeseth
Thomas Espeseth University of Oslo

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