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Benjamin Thompson

Benjamin Thompson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
9094
World Ranking
6408
National Ranking
376

Overview

Benjamin Thompson is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio primarily centered in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Neurology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

Their research topics focus on a diverse array of areas such as:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Benjamin Thompson has authored several recent papers including:

  • Association of Neonatal Hypoglycemia With Academic Performance in Mid-Childhood, 2022, JAMA
  • A checklist for assessing the methodological quality of concurrent tES-fMRI studies (ContES checklist): a consensus study and statement, 2022, Nature Protocols
  • Contrast Sensitivity and Stereoacuity in Successfully Treated Refractive Amblyopia, 2022, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Early protein intake predicts functional connectivity and neurocognition in preterm born children, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Repetitive visual cortex transcranial random noise stimulation in adults with amblyopia, 2021, Scientific Reports

The venues in which Thompson frequently publishes include:

  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Vision
  • Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Thompson's research, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Nick Petrić Howe
  • Shamini Bundell
  • Jane E. Harding
  • Andrew E. Silva
  • Jane M. Alsweiler

Best Publications

  • Association of Neonatal Glycemia with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 4.5 Years

    Christopher J. D. McKinlay;Jane M. Alsweiler;Nicola S. Anstice;Nataliia Burakevych

  • Neonatal Glycemia and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 2 Years

    Christopher J.D. McKinlay;Jane M. Alsweiler;Judith M. Ansell;Nicola S. Anstice

  • Dichoptic training enables the adult amblyopic brain to learn

    Jinrong Li;Benjamin Thompson;Daming Deng;Lily Y.L. Chan

  • A new binocular approach to the treatment of Amblyopia in adults well beyond the critical period of visual development

    RF Hess;B Mansouri;Benjamin Thompson

  • Amblyopia and the binocular approach to its therapy.

    Robert F. Hess;Benjamin Thompson

  • The role of suppression in amblyopia.

    Jingrong Li;Benjamin Thompson;Carly S. Y. Lam;Daming Deng

  • Measurement of suprathreshold binocular interactions in amblyopia.

    B. Mansouri;B. Thompson;R.F. Hess

  • Brain Plasticity in the Adult: Modulation of Function in Amblyopia with rTMS

    Benjamin Thompson;Behzad Mansouri;Lisa Koski;Robert F. Hess

  • A binocular approach to treating amblyopia: antisuppression therapy.

    Robert F. Hess;Behzad Mansouri;Benjamin Thompson

  • Binocular vision in amblyopia: structure, suppression and plasticity

    Robert F Hess;Benjamin Thompson;Daniel Hart Baker

  • A Game Platform for Treatment of Amblyopia

    Long To;B Thompson;J R Blum;G Maehara

  • Deficient responses from the lateral geniculate nucleus in humans with amblyopia

    Robert F. Hess;Benjamin Thompson;Glen Gole;Kathy T. Mullen

  • Effectiveness of a Binocular Video Game vs Placebo Video Game for Improving Visual Functions in Older Children, Teenagers, and Adults With Amblyopia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Tina Y. Gao;Cindy X. Guo;Raiju J. Babu;Joanna M. Black

  • Restoration of Binocular Vision in Amblyopia

    R. F. Hess;B. Mansouri;B. Thompson

  • Global processing in amblyopia: a review.

    Lisa M. Hamm;Joanna Black;Shuan Dai;Shuan Dai;Benjamin Thompson;Benjamin Thompson

  • The iPod binocular home‐based treatment for amblyopia in adults: efficacy and compliance

    Robert F Hess;Raiju Jacob Babu;Simon Clavagnier;Joanna Black

  • Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhances Recovery of Stereopsis in Adults With Amblyopia

    Daniel P. Spiegel;Jinrong Li;Robert F. Hess;Winston D. Byblow

  • Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Transiently Improves Contrast Sensitivity and Normalizes Visual Cortex Activation in Individuals With Amblyopia

    Daniel P. Spiegel;Winston D. Byblow;Robert F. Hess;Benjamin Thompson

  • Quantifying sensory eye dominance in the normal visual system: a new technique and insights into variation across traditional tests.

    Jingrong Li;Carly Siu Yin Lam;Minbin Yu;Robert F. Hess

  • The measurement of visual acuity in children: an evidence-based update.

    Nicola S Anstice;Benjamin Thompson

  • Peripheral vision: good for biological motion, bad for signal noise segregation?

    Benjamin Thompson;Bruce C. Hansen;Robert F. Hess;Nikolaus F. Troje

  • The Measurement and Treatment of Suppression in Amblyopia

    Joanna M. Black;Robert F. Hess;Jeremy R. Cooperstock;Long To

  • The effects of preterm birth on visual development

    Myra Ps Leung;Benjamin Thompson;Benjamin Thompson;Joanna Black;Shuan Dai

  • Neonatal Hypoglycaemia and Visual Development: A Review

    Nabin Paudel;Arijit Chakraborty;Arijit Chakraborty;Nicola Anstice;Nicola Anstice;Robert J. Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Winston D. Byblow
Winston D. Byblow University of Auckland
Cathy M. Stinear
Cathy M. Stinear University of Auckland
Gustav Kuhn
Gustav Kuhn Plymouth University
Barry M. Lester
Barry M. Lester Brown University
Nikolaus F. Troje
Nikolaus F. Troje York University
Til Ole Bergmann
Til Ole Bergmann University of Tübingen
Ladan Shams
Ladan Shams University of California, Los Angeles
Joanne M. Wood
Joanne M. Wood Queensland University of Technology
Franco Pestilli
Franco Pestilli The University of Texas at Austin
Patrick Ragert
Patrick Ragert Leipzig University

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