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Cindy Lustig

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Psychology

D-Index
48
Citations
13243
World Ranking
5827
National Ranking
3161

Cindy Lustig publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cindy Lustig sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 91 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Cindy Lustig D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cindy Lustig sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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

  • The Mind and Brain of Short-Term Memory

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

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

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

  • Inhibitory Mechanisms and the Control of Attention

    Lynn Hasher;Cindy Lustig;Rose Zacks

  • Aging, Training, and the Brain: A Review and Future Directions

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

  • Brain aging: reorganizing discoveries about the aging mind

    Patricia A Reuter-Lorenz;Cindy Lustig

  • Working memory span and the role of proactive interference.

    Cindy Lustig;Cynthia P. May;Lynn Hasher

  • Inhibitory deficit theory: Recent developments in a "new view"

    Cindy Lustig;Lynn Hasher;Rose T. Zacks

  • Age Differences in Deactivation: A Link to Cognitive Control?

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Preserved Neural Correlates of Priming in Old Age and Dementia

    Cindy Lustig;Randy L Buckner

  • Evidence for Frontally Mediated Controlled Processing Differences in Older Adults

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

  • Paying Attention to Time as one Gets Older

    Cindy Lustig;Warren H. Meck

  • Distraction as a determinant of processing speed.

    Cindy Lustig;Lynn Hasher;Simon T. Tonev

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

    Cindy Lustig;Warren H. Meck

  • 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

  • Enhanced Control of Attention by Stimulating Mesolimbic–Corticopetal Cholinergic Circuitry

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

  • Who Benefits From Memory Training

    David Bissig;Cindy Lustig

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Sarter
Martin Sarter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randy L. Buckner
Randy L. Buckner Harvard University
Lynn Hasher
Lynn Hasher University of Toronto
Warren H. Meck
Warren H. Meck Duke University
Martijn L.T.M. Müller
Martijn L.T.M. Müller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nicolaas I. Bohnen
Nicolaas I. Bohnen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marcus E. Raichle
Marcus E. Raichle Washington University in St. Louis
Abraham Z. Snyder
Abraham Z. Snyder Washington University in St. Louis
Roger L. Albin
Roger L. Albin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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Reisa A. Sperling

Reisa A. Sperling

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications: 70

Martin Sarter

Martin Sarter

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Publications: 50

Jared W. Young

Jared W. Young

University of California, San Diego

Publications: 45

Lynn Hasher

Lynn Hasher

University of Toronto

Publications: 44

Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz

Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Publications: 40

Cheryl L. Grady

Cheryl L. Grady

University of Toronto

Publications: 39

Kristine B. Walhovd

Kristine B. Walhovd

Oslo University Hospital

Publications: 31

Anders M. Fjell

Anders M. Fjell

Oslo University Hospital

Publications: 30

John Jonides

John Jonides

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Publications: 29

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Randy L. Buckner

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Publications: 29

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Arthur F. Kramer

Northeastern University

Publications: 27

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Keith A. Johnson

Harvard University

Publications: 26

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Denise C. Park

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Yaakov Stern

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