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Overview

Christopher M. Filley is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on several subfields including Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's main research topics encompass a variety of areas related to brain function and pathology. These topics include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • RNA regulation and disease

Christopher M. Filley has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with notable recent publications including:

  • "Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Disorders: New Perspectives in Treatment and Recovery" (2021) published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry
  • "Social Cognition and White Matter: Connectivity and Cooperation" (2020) published in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
  • "White matter and human behavior" (2021) published in Science

Additionally, they are coauthor on significant interdisciplinary papers such as "Sports Concussion and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Finding a Path Forward" (2022) in Annals of Neurology and "Astrogliosis, neuritic microstructure, and sex effects: GFAP is an indicator of neuritic orientation in women" (2023) in Brain Behavior and Immunity.

The scientist frequently publishes in a set of core venues related to neurology and neuropsychiatry. These venues include:

  • Journal of Neuropsychiatry
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Annals of Neurology

Frequent collaborators in their research projects are:

  • Peter Pressman
  • Victoria S. Pelak
  • Brianne M. Bettcher
  • Tara C. Carlisle
  • James P. Kelly

Their work covers important neurological and cognitive conditions, often addressing mechanisms underlying white matter disorders, brain connectivity, and neuroinflammation. The research outputs reflect an interdisciplinary approach bridging clinical neurology, neuropsychiatry, and neuroimaging to understand and address brain disease and cognitive dysfunction.

Best Publications

  • The American College of Rheumatology nomenclature and case definitions for neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes

    Matthew H. Liang;Michael Corzillius;Sang Cheol Bae;Robert A. Lew

  • Cytochrome oxidase deficiency in Alzheimer's disease.

    William Davis Parker;Christopher M. Filley;Janice K. Parks

  • Electron transport chain defects in Alzheimer's disease brain

    Parker Wd;Parks J;Filley Cm;Kleinschmidt-DeMasters Bk

  • Cerebral white matter: neuroanatomy, clinical neurology, and neurobehavioral correlates.

    Jeremy D. Schmahmann;Eric E. Smith;Florian S. Eichler;Christopher M. Filley

  • Concussion in sports. Guidelines for the prevention of catastrophic outcome.

    James P. Kelly;John S. Nichols;Christopher M. Filley;Kevin O. Lillehei

  • White matter and cognition: making the connection

    Christopher M. Filley;Christopher M. Filley;R. Douglas Fields

  • The Effects of Toluene on the Central Nervous System

    Christopher M. Filley;William Halliday;B. K. Kleinschmidt-Demasters

  • Neuroleptic medications inhibit complex I of the electron transport chain.

    C. Burkhardt;J. P. Kelly;Young-Hwa Lim;C. M. Filley

  • Neurologic sequelae of chronic solvent vapor abuse.

    Joseph T. Hormes;Christopher M. Filley;Neil L. Rosenberg

  • Reduced platelet cytochrome c oxidase activity in Alzheimer's disease

    W. D. Parker;N. J. Mahr;C. M. Filley;J. K. Parks

  • A Twin MRI Study of Size Variations in the Human Brain

    Bruce F. Pennington;Pauline A. Filipek;Dianne Lefly;Nomita Chhabildas

  • Correlation of neuropsychological and MRI findings in chronic/progressive multiple sclerosis

    Franklin Gm;Heaton Rk;Nelson Lm;Filley Cm

  • The behavioral neurology of cerebral white matter

    Christopher M. Filley

  • Toluene abuse causes diffuse central nervous system white matter changes

    Neil L. Rosenberg;Neil L. Rosenberg;B. K. Kleinschmidt‐DeMasters;Kathleen A. Davis;James N. Dreisbach

  • Diffuse Lewy body disease and progressive dementia.

    C R Burkhardt;C M Filley;B K Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;S de la Monte

  • Selective regional loss of exocytotic presynaptic vesicle proteins in Alzheimer’s disease brains

    Chun I. Sze;Hong Bi;Bette K. Kleinschmidt-Demasters;Christopher M. Filley;Christopher M. Filley

  • Toxic leukoencephalopathy.

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  • Central and extrapontine myelinolysis: then...and now.

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Amyn M. Rojiani;Christopher M. Filley;Christopher M. Filley

  • N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit proteins and their phosphorylation status are altered selectively in Alzheimer's disease.

    Chun I. Sze;Hong Bi;B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Christopher M. Filley;Christopher M. Filley

  • Attention and memory dysfunction after traumatic brain injury: cholinergic mechanisms, sensory gating, and a hypothesis for further investigation.

    David Arciniegas;Lawrence Adler;Jeannie Topkoff;RN Ellen Cawthra

  • Development of Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Management of the Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States

    Joseph T. Giacino;Nathan D. Zasler;Douglas I. Katz;James P. Kelly

  • White matter dementia in chronic toluene abuse

    Christopher M. Filley;Robert K. Heaton;Neil L. Rosenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Arciniegas
David B. Arciniegas University of Colorado Denver
Robert K. Heaton
Robert K. Heaton University of California, San Diego
Lisa A. Brenner
Lisa A. Brenner University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Pauline A. Filipek
Pauline A. Filipek The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Bruce F. Pennington
Bruce F. Pennington University of Denver
John C. DeFries
John C. DeFries University of Colorado Boulder
Steven F. Maier
Steven F. Maier University of Colorado Boulder
C. Munro Cullum
C. Munro Cullum The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Caroline Gordon
Caroline Gordon University of Birmingham
Graciela S. Alarcón
Graciela S. Alarcón University of Alabama at Birmingham

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