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Brendan S. Weekes

Brendan S. Weekes

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Psychology

D-Index
40
Citations
6536
World Ranking
8260
National Ranking
71

Overview

Brendan S. Weekes is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and developmental and educational psychology. Their body of work spans multiple related subfields including experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and general health professions.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as the neurobiology of language and bilingualism, reading and literacy development, language development and disorders, and dementia and cognitive impairment research. Additional areas of focus include categorization, perception, and language, second language acquisition and learning, as well as interpreting and communication in healthcare.

Brendan S. Weekes has authored several papers, including:

  • Task-specific bilingual effects in Mandarin-English speaking high school students in China (2022, Current Research in Behavioral Sciences)
  • Graded bilingual effects on attentional network function in Chinese high school students (2022, Bilingualism Language and Cognition)
  • Aphasia in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD): Evidence From Chinese (2020, American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias®)
  • AI and Aphasia in the Digital Age: A Critical Review (2024, Brain Sciences)
  • Picture naming in bilingual and monolingual Chinese speakers: Capturing similarity and variability (2021, Behavior Research Methods)

The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias®
  • Bilingualism Language and Cognition
  • Letrônica
  • Current Research in Behavioral Sciences
  • Brain Sciences

Brendan S. Weekes has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Adam John Privitera
  • Mohammad Momenian
  • Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart
  • Narges Radman
  • T. Rune Nielsen

Their research contributions provide insights into bilingual cognitive processes, aphasia related to neurodegenerative diseases, and educational psychology within Mandarin-English speaking populations. The coverage of topics involving attentional networks, naming tasks, and digital applications in aphasia reflects a multidisciplinary approach crossing psychology, neuroscience, and language studies.

Best Publications

  • Differential Effects of Number of Letters on Word and Nonword Naming Latency

    Brendan S Weekes

  • Processing of visually presented sentences in Mandarin and English studied with fMRI.

    Michael Wei-Liang Chee;David Caplan;Chun Siong Soon;Natarajan Sriram

  • Overlap and dissociation of semantic processing of Chinese characters, English words, and pictures: evidence from fMRI.

    Michael Wei-Liang Chee;Brendan Weekes;Kok Ming Lee;Chun Siong Soon

  • Language proficiency modulates the engagement of cognitive control areas in multilinguals

    Jubin Abutalebi;Jubin Abutalebi;Pasquale A. Della Rosa;Guosheng Ding;Brendan Weekes

  • Bilingualism provides a neural reserve for aging populations.

    Jubin Abutalebi;Jubin Abutalebi;Lucia Guidi;Virginia Borsa;Matteo Canini

  • Emotional valence and arousal affect reading in an interactive way: neuroimaging evidence for an approach-withdrawal framework

    Francesca M M Citron;Marcus A Gray;Hugo D Critchley;Brendan Stuart Weekes

  • Visual and phonological pathways to the lexicon: Evidence from Chinese readers

    K. J. Leck;B. S. Weekes;M. J. Chen

  • The neuroprotective effects of bilingualism upon the inferior parietal lobule: A Structural Neuroimaging Study in Aging Chinese Bilinguals

    Jubin Abutalebi;Jubin Abutalebi;Matteo Canini;Matteo Canini;Pasquale A. Della Rosa;David W. Green

  • Surface Dyslexia and Surface Dysgraphia: Treatment Studies and Their Theoretical Implications

    Brendan Weekes;Max Coltheart

  • Bilingualism protects anterior temporal lobe integrity in aging

    Jubin Abutalebi;Jubin Abutalebi;Matteo Canini;Matteo Canini;Pasquale A. Della Rosa;Lo Ping Sheung

  • A neural interactive location for multilingual talent.

    Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa;Gerda Videsott;Virginia Maria Borsa;Matteo Canini

  • Pupil size changes during recognition memory.

    Samantha C. Otero;Brendan S. Weekes;Brendan S. Weekes;Samuel B. Hutton

  • Lexical learning in bilingual adults: the relative importance of short-term memory for serial order and phonological knowledge.

    Steve Majerus;Martine Poncelet;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden;Brendan S. Weekes

  • Effects of valence and arousal on written word recognition: time course and ERP correlates.

    Francesca M.M. Citron;Brendan S. Weekes;Brendan S. Weekes;Evelyn C. Ferstl;Evelyn C. Ferstl

  • Effects of Semantic Radicals on Chinese Character Categorization and character Decision

    May-Jane Chen;Brendan Stuart Weekes

  • Anomia without dyslexia in Chinese

    Brendan S. Weekes;May Jane Chen;Yin Wen Gang

  • How are affective word ratings related to lexicosemantic properties? Evidence from the Sussex Affective Word List

    Francesca M. M. Citron;Brendan S. Weekes;Evelyn C. Ferstl

  • False recollection in children with reading comprehension difficulties.

    Brendan S. Weekes;Stephen Hamilton;Jane V. Oakhill;Robyn E. Holliday

  • Predictors of timed picture naming in Chinese.

    Brendan Stuart Weekes;Hua Shu;Meiling Hao;Youyi Liu

  • Differential effects of phonological priming on Chinese character recognition

    Brendan S Weekes;May Jane Chen;Yu Bo Lin

  • What Influences Language Impairment in Bilingual Aphasia? A Meta-Analytic Review

    Ekaterina Kuzmina;Mira Goral;Mira Goral;Monica Norvik;Monica Norvik;Brendan S. Weekes;Brendan S. Weekes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jubin Abutalebi
Jubin Abutalebi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Steve Majerus
Steve Majerus University of Liège
Glyn W. Humphreys
Glyn W. Humphreys University of Oxford
Samuel B. Hutton
Samuel B. Hutton University of Sussex
Li Hai Tan
Li Hai Tan Shenzhen University
Hua Shu
Hua Shu Beijing Normal University
Max Coltheart
Max Coltheart Macquarie University
Nirmala Rao
Nirmala Rao University of Hong Kong
Yuejia Luo
Yuejia Luo Shenzhen University
Martial Van der Linden
Martial Van der Linden University of Geneva

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