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Claire E. Sexton is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a total of 56 and 31 publications respectively. The subfields of study include Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics of Claire E. Sexton's work focus on:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Sleep and Related Disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

They have contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • A critical evaluation of systematic reviews assessing the effect of chronic physical activity on academic achievement, cognition and the brain in children and adolescents: a systematic review (2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
  • Addressing the disparities in dementia risk, early detection and care in Latino populations: Highlights from the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium (2022, Alzheimer s & Dementia)
  • The effects of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on cognitive function: a randomized controlled trial (2020, SLEEP)
  • Current directions in tau research: Highlights from Tau 2020 (2021, Alzheimer s & Dementia)
  • Sleep duration over 28 years, cognition, gray matter volume, and white matter microstructure: a prospective cohort study (2020, SLEEP)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Claire E. Sexton include:

  • Klaus P. Ebmeier
  • María C. Carrillo
  • Sana Suri
  • Enikő Zsoldos
  • Melis Anatürk

Their work is most often published in the following venues:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SLEEP
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography

Best Publications

  • ICA-based artefact removal and accelerated fMRI acquisition for improved resting state network imaging

    Ludovica Griffanti;Ludovica Griffanti;Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi;Christian F. Beckmann;Edward J. Auerbach

  • Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline: longitudinal cohort study

    Anya Topiwala;Charlotte L Allan;Vyara Valkanova;Enikő Zsoldos

  • A meta-analysis of diffusion tensor imaging in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    Claire E. Sexton;Ukwuori G. Kalu;Nicola Filippini;Clare E. Mackay

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of major depression: a meta-analysis.

    U G Kalu;C E Sexton;C K Loo;K P Ebmeier

  • Accelerated Changes in White Matter Microstructure during Aging: A Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

    Claire E. Sexton;Kristine B. Walhovd;Andreas B. Storsve;Christian K. Tamnes

  • A systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies in affective disorders

    Claire E. Sexton;Clare E. Mackay;Klaus P. Ebmeier

  • Classification and characterization of periventricular and deep white matter hyperintensities on MRI: A study in older adults

    Ludovica Griffanti;Mark Jenkinson;Sana Suri;Enikő Zsoldos

  • A systematic review of MRI studies examining the relationship between physical fitness and activity and the white matter of the ageing brain.

    Claire E. Sexton;Jill F. Betts;Naiara Demnitz;Helen Dawes

  • Poor sleep quality is associated with increased cortical atrophy in community-dwelling adults

    Claire E. Sexton;Andreas B. Storsve;Kristine B. Walhovd;Heidi Johansen-Berg

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies in Late-Life Depression.

    Claire E. Sexton;Clare E. Mackay;Klaus P. Ebmeier

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies examining the relationship between mobility and cognition in healthy older adults

    Naiara Demnitz;Naiara Demnitz;Patrick Esser;Helen Dawes;Vyara Valkanova

  • Sleep and cognitive performance: cross-sectional associations in the UK Biobank

    Simon D. Kyle;Claire E. Sexton;Bernd Feige;Annemarie I. Luik

  • MRI correlates of episodic memory in Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and healthy aging

    Claire E. Sexton;Clare E. Mackay;Jane A. Lonie;Mark E. Bastin

  • Exploring the pattern and neural correlates of neuropsychological impairment in late-life depression

    C E Sexton;L McDermott;U G Kalu;L L Herrmann

  • Healthy Aging and Dementia: Two Roads Diverging in Midlife?

    Katie Irwin;Claire Sexton;Claire Sexton;Tarun Daniel;Brian Lawlor;Brian Lawlor

  • Magnetic resonance imaging in late-life depression: multimodal examination of network disruption.

    Claire E. Sexton;Charlotte L. Allan;Marisa Le Masurier;Lisa M. McDermott

  • Associations between self-reported sleep quality and white matter in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study

    Claire E. Sexton;Enikő Zsoldos;Nicola Filippini;Ludovica Griffanti

  • Associations between modifiable risk factors and white matter of the aging brain: insights from diffusion tensor imaging studies.

    Thomas M. Wassenaar;Kristine Yaffe;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Claire E. Sexton;Claire E. Sexton

  • Study protocol: the Whitehall II imaging sub-study

    Nicola Filippini;Eniko Zsoldos;Rita Haapakoski;Claire E. Sexton

  • A critical evaluation of systematic reviews assessing the effect of chronic physical activity on academic achievement, cognition and the brain in children and adolescents: a systematic review.

    Thomas M. Wassenaar;Wilby Williamson;Heidi Johansen-Berg;Helen Dawes

  • Diffusion MRI: Introduction

    Naiara Demnitz;Claire E. Sexton

Frequent Co-Authors

Clare E. Mackay
Clare E. Mackay University of Oxford
Nicola Filippini
Nicola Filippini University of Oxford
Heidi Johansen-Berg
Heidi Johansen-Berg University of Oxford
Anders M. Fjell
Anders M. Fjell Oslo University Hospital
Kristine B. Walhovd
Kristine B. Walhovd Oslo University Hospital
Lars Nyberg
Lars Nyberg Umeå University
David Bartrés-Faz
David Bartrés-Faz University of Barcelona
Simone Kühn
Simone Kühn Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Ulman Lindenberger
Ulman Lindenberger Max Planck Institute for Human Development

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