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Overview

Beng-Choon Ho is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and neuroscience, with specific emphasis on radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, psychiatry, mental health, and molecular biology. This multidisciplinary focus reflects a broad approach to brain and medical imaging studies.

The scientist's publication record highlights extensive contributions to understanding brain structure, function, and disease, especially through advanced neuroimaging techniques. Recent papers include studies on cortical thickness and subcortical volumes across the human lifespan, as well as investigations into brain glutamate levels in schizophrenia. Key papers by Beng-Choon Ho or collaborative works include:

  • Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years (2021, Human Brain Mapping)
  • Subcortical volumes across the lifespan: Data from 18,605 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years (2021, Human Brain Mapping)
  • Association of Age, Antipsychotic Medication, and Symptom Severity in Schizophrenia With Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Brain Glutamate Level (2021, JAMA Psychiatry)
  • Variability and magnitude of brain glutamate levels in schizophrenia: a meta and mega-analysis (2023, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • Cortical Thickness Trajectories across the Lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Frequent coauthors reflect significant collaborative work in the field and include Barbara Franke, Neda Jahanshad, Ingrid Agartz, Nancy C. Andreasen, and Ole A. Andreassen. This network further situates Beng-Choon Ho within active scientific communities focused on brain imaging and psychiatric disorders.

The scientist's studies are commonly published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biological Psychiatry, Human Brain Mapping, Nature Genetics, and arXiv (Cornell University), signifying a focus on both cutting-edge preprint dissemination and established peer-reviewed journals.

Primary research topics covered in their work include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

The main fields of study associated with Beng-Choon Ho's publications are Medicine and Neuroscience, with substantial representation in subfields such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Molecular Biology.

Best Publications

  • Long-term Antipsychotic Treatment and Brain Volumes: A Longitudinal Study of First-Episode Schizophrenia

    Beng-Choon Ho;Nancy C. Andreasen;Steven Ziebell;Ronald Pierson

  • Predictive Values of Neurocognition and Negative Symptoms on Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal First-Episode Study With 7-Year Follow-Up

    Peter Milev;Beng-Choon Ho;Stephan Arndt;Nancy C. Andreasen

  • Antipsychotic Dose Equivalents and Dose-Years: A Standardized Method for Comparing Exposure to Different Drugs

    Nancy C. Andreasen;Marcus Pressler;Peg Nopoulos;Del Miller

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

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

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Progressive structural brain abnormalities and their relationship to clinical outcome: a longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study early in schizophrenia.

    Beng-Choon Ho;Nancy C. Andreasen;Peg Nopoulos;Stephan Arndt

  • Progressive brain changes in schizophrenia related to antipsychotic treatment? A meta-analysis of longitudinal MRI studies

    Paolo Fusar-Poli;R Smieskova;Matthew Kempton;B C Ho

  • Progressive Brain Change in Schizophrenia: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of First-Episode Schizophrenia

    Nancy C. Andreasen;Peg Nopoulos;Vincent Magnotta;Ronald Pierson

  • Two-Year Outcome in First-Episode Schizophrenia: Predictive Value of Symptoms for Quality of Life

    Beng-Choon Ho;Peg Nopoulos;Michael Flaum;Stephan Arndt

  • Longitudinal assessment of premorbid cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia through examination of standardized Scholastic test performance

    Rebecca Fuller;Peg Nopoulos;Stephan Arndt;Dan O’Leary

  • Relapse Duration, Treatment Intensity, and Brain Tissue Loss in Schizophrenia: A Prospective Longitudinal MRI Study

    Nancy C. Andreasen;Dawei Liu;Steven Ziebell;Anvi Vora

  • Untreated Initial Psychosis: Its Relation to Quality of Life and Symptom Remission in First-Episode Schizophrenia

    Beng-Choon Ho;Nancy C. Andreasen;Michael Flaum;Peg Nopoulos

  • Cognitive and magnetic resonance imaging brain morphometric correlates of brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met gene polymorphism in patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers.

    Beng-Choon Ho;Peter Milev;Daniel S. O’Leary;Amy Librant

  • Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

    Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

  • Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Hieab H.H. Adams;Derrek Hibar;Charles C. White;Charles C. White

  • Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years

    Sophia Frangou;Amirhossein Modabbernia;Steven C. R. Williams;Efstathios Papachristou

  • Untreated Initial Psychosis: Relation to Cognitive Deficits and Brain Morphology in First-Episode Schizophrenia

    Beng Choon Ho;Daniel Alicata;Daniel Alicata;Julianna Ward;David J. Moser;David J. Moser

  • Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

    Hieab H H Adams;Derrek P. Hibar;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein

  • Catechol-O-methyl transferase Val158Met gene polymorphism in schizophrenia: working memory, frontal lobe MRI morphology and frontal cerebral blood flow.

    B C Ho;T H Wassink;D S O'Leary;V C Sheffield

  • The MCIC collection: a shared repository of multi-modal, multi-site brain image data from a clinical investigation of schizophrenia.

    Randy L. Gollub;Jody M. Shoemaker;Margaret D. King;Tonya White

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy C. Andreasen
Nancy C. Andreasen University of Iowa
Vince D. Calhoun
Vince D. Calhoun Georgia State University
Randy L. Gollub
Randy L. Gollub Harvard Medical School
Jessica A. Turner
Jessica A. Turner The Ohio State University
Tonya White
Tonya White National Institutes of Health
Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher Max Planck Society
Avram J. Holmes
Avram J. Holmes Yale University
Ryota Kanai
Ryota Kanai University of Sussex
Joshua L. Roffman
Joshua L. Roffman Harvard University
Lars T. Westlye
Lars T. Westlye University of Oslo

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