2026 Cindy Lustig: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	48	5829	5417	3160	2866	91	13243

Overview

Cindy Lustig is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and works primarily within the field of neuroscience. Their research spans multiple subfields including cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and neurology.

The scientist's main research focus involves neural and behavioral psychology studies, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor studies. Additional topics include memory and neural mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, mind wandering and attention, as well as aging and gerontology research.

Recent publications by Cindy Lustig reflect these research interests and include:

Forebrain Cholinergic Signaling: Wired and Phasic, Not Tonic, and Causing Behavior (2020), Journal of Neuroscience
Aging and inhibition: Introduction to the special issue. (2020), Psychology and Aging
Cholinergic systems, attentional-motor integration, and cognitive control in Parkinson's disease (2022), Progress in brain research
α4β2 ^* Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptor Target Engagement in Parkinson Disease Gait-Balance Disorders (2021), Annals of Neurology
An Acetylcholine M₁ Receptor-Positive Allosteric Modulator (TAK-071) in Parkinson Disease With Cognitive Impairment (2025), JAMA Neurology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Cindy Lustig include:

Martin Sarter
Nicolaas I. Bohnen
Roger L. Albin
Martijn L.T.M. Müller
Kamin Kim

Prominent publication venues where Cindy Lustig's work has appeared include:

Psychology and Aging
Journal of Neuroscience
Progress in brain research
JAMA Neurology
Annals of Neurology

Best Publications

Disruption of large-scale brain systems in advanced aging.

Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna;Abraham Z. Snyder;Justin L. Vincent;Cindy Lustig

1948
Citations
The Mind and Brain of Short-Term Memory

John Jonides;Richard L. Lewis;Derek Evan Nee;Cindy A. Lustig

1198
Citations
Functional deactivations: change with age and dementia of the Alzheimer type.

Cindy Lustig;Abraham Z. Snyder;Mehul Bhakta;Katherine C. O'Brien

886
Citations
Inhibitory Mechanisms and the Control of Attention

Lynn Hasher;Cindy Lustig;Rose Zacks

830
Citations
Aging, Training, and the Brain: A Review and Future Directions

Cindy Lustig;Priti Shah;Rachael Seidler;Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz

793
Citations
Brain aging: reorganizing discoveries about the aging mind

Patricia A Reuter-Lorenz;Cindy Lustig

716
Citations
Working memory span and the role of proactive interference.

Cindy Lustig;Cynthia P. May;Lynn Hasher

669
Citations
Inhibitory deficit theory: Recent developments in a "new view"

Cindy Lustig;Lynn Hasher;Rose T. Zacks

581
Citations
Age Differences in Deactivation: A Link to Cognitive Control?

Jonas Persson;Cindy Lustig;James K. Nelson;Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz

416
Citations
Long-Term Memory for the Terrorist Attack of September 11: Flashbulb Memories, Event Memories, and the Factors That Influence Their Retention

William Hirst;Elizabeth A. Phelps;Randy L. Buckner;Andrew E. Budson

337
Citations
A ten-year follow-up of a study of memory for the attack of September 11, 2001: Flashbulb memories and memories for flashbulb events.

William Hirst;Elizabeth A. Phelps;Robert Meksin;Chandan J. Vaidya

234
Citations
Not "just" a coincidence: frontal-striatal interactions in working memory and interval timing.

Cindy Lustig;Matthew S. Matell;Warren H. Meck

222
Citations
Preserved Neural Correlates of Priming in Old Age and Dementia

Cindy Lustig;Randy L Buckner

213
Citations
Evidence for Frontally Mediated Controlled Processing Differences in Older Adults

Katerina Velanova;Katerina Velanova;Cindy Lustig;Cindy Lustig;Larry L. Jacoby;Randy L. Buckner

202
Citations
Paying Attention to Time as one Gets Older

Cindy Lustig;Warren H. Meck

179
Citations
Distraction as a determinant of processing speed.

Cindy Lustig;Lynn Hasher;Simon T. Tonev

175
Citations
Chronic treatment with haloperidol induces deficits in working memory and feedback effects of interval timing.

Cindy Lustig;Warren H. Meck

150
Citations
Prefrontal cholinergic mechanisms instigating shifts from monitoring for cues to cue-guided performance: converging electrochemical and fMRI evidence from rats and humans.

William M. Howe;Anne S. Berry;Jennifer Francois;Gary Gilmour

150
Citations
Enhanced Control of Attention by Stimulating Mesolimbic–Corticopetal Cholinergic Circuitry

Megan St. Peters;Elise Demeter;Cindy Lustig;John P. Bruno

150
Citations
Who Benefits From Memory Training

David Bissig;Cindy Lustig

137
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynn Hasher University of Toronto

Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Marcia K. Johnson Yale University

Andrew E. Budson Boston University

Mara Mather University of Southern California

Kevin N. Ochsner Columbia University

Larry L. Jacoby Washington University in St. Louis

Karen J. Mitchell West Chester University

William Hirst New School

Elizabeth A. Phelps Harvard University

External Links

Personal website of Cindy Lustig

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