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  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Diane B. Howieson is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with a significant concentration in neurology, cognitive neuroscience, and psychiatry and mental health. This work intersects with several important subfields such as radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main topics of study include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neurological disorders and treatments, dementia and cognitive impairment research, autism spectrum disorder research, advanced MRI techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, and mitochondrial function and pathology.

Diane B. Howieson has contributed to the literature with papers published in several notable venues, including the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, and GeroScience.

Recent publications illustrate a focus on Parkinson's disease and cognitive function. Selected papers include:

  • "Cognitive subtypes in individuals with essential tremor seeking deep brain stimulation," 2021, The Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • "Delineation of Apathy Subgroups in Parkinson's Disease: Differences in Clinical Presentation, Functional Ability, Health-related Quality of Life, and Caregiver Burden," 2020, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • "Greater Apathy Associated With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use in Parkinson's Disease," 2024, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
  • "What does the Dementia Rating Scale-2 measure? The relationship of neuropsychological measures to DRS-2 total and subscale scores in non-demented individuals with Parkinson's disease," 2021, The Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • "Frontal adenosine triphosphate markers from 31P MRS are associated with cognitive performance in healthy older adults: preliminary findings," 2023, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Their collaborations have frequently involved colleagues such as Dawn Bowers, Lauren Kenney, Adrianna Ratajska, Rachel Schade, and Katie Rodriguez, reflecting sustained partnerships across multiple studies.

Over the course of their career, Diane B. Howieson has published extensively with 39 works contributing to medicine and 15 in neuroscience, highlighting substantial engagement with both clinical and research communities.

In recognition of their professional status, Howieson was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Neuropsychological assessment, 4th ed.

    Muriel D. Lezak;Diane B. Howieson;David W. Loring;H. Julia Hannay

  • Neuropsychological assessment, 5th ed.

    Muriel Deutsch Lezak;Diane B. Howieson;Erin D. Bigler;Daniel Tranel

  • The trajectory of gait speed preceding mild cognitive impairment.

    Teresa Buracchio;Hiroko H. Dodge;Diane B. Howieson;Danuta Wasserman

  • Volume loss of the hippocampus and temporal lobe in healthy elderly persons destined to develop dementia

    Jeffrey A. Kaye;T. Swihart;D. Howieson;A. Dame

  • Status of computerized cognitive testing in aging: A systematic review

    Katherine Wild;Diane Howieson;Frank Webbe;Adriana Seelye

  • Independent predictors of cognitive decline in healthy elderly persons

    Scott Marquis;M. Milar Moore;Diane B. Howieson;Gary Sexton

  • Talking while walking : The effect of a dual task in aging and Alzheimer's disease

    Richard Camicioli;Diane Howieson;Suzanne Lehman;Jeffrey Kaye

  • Motor slowing precedes cognitive impairment in the oldest old

    Richard Camicioli;D. Howieson;B. Oken;G. Sexton

  • Impact of white matter hyperintensity volume progression on rate of cognitive and motor decline.

    L. C. Silbert;C. Nelson;D. B. Howieson;M. M. Moore

  • Cognitive Markers Preceding Alzheimer's Dementia in the Healthy Oldest Old

    Diane B. Howieson;Alison Dame;Richard Camicioli;Gary Sexton

  • Nutrient biomarker patterns, cognitive function, and MRI measures of brain aging

    G. L. Bowman;L. C. Silbert;D. Howieson;H. H. Dodge

  • A randomized placebo-controlled trial of Ginkgo biloba for the prevention of cognitive decline

    H. H. Dodge;T. Zitzelberger;B. S. Oken;D. Howieson

  • Neuropathologic basis of white matter hyperintensity accumulation with advanced age

    Deniz Erten-Lyons;Randall Woltjer;Jeffrey Kaye;Nora Mattek

  • Neurologic function in the optimally healthy oldest old: Neuropsychological evaluation

    Diane B. Howieson;L. A. Holm;L. A. Holm;J. A. Kaye;B. S. Oken

  • Neurologic evaluation of the optimally healthy oldest old

    Jeffrey A. Kaye;Barry S. Oken;Diane B. Howieson;John Howieson

  • Brain volume preserved in healthy elderly through the eleventh decade

    E. A. Mueller;M. M. Moore;D.C.R. Kerr;G. Sexton

  • Trajectory of mild cognitive impairment onset.

    Diane B. Howieson;Nichole E. Carlson;M. Milar Moore;Dara Wasserman

  • Trajectories of brain loss in aging and the development of cognitive impairment

    N. E. Carlson;M. M. Moore;A. Dame;D. Howieson

  • Cognitive impairment risk: white matter hyperintensity progression matters.

    Lisa C. Silbert;Diane B. Howieson;Hiroko Dodge;Jeffrey A. Kaye;Jeffrey A. Kaye

  • Age-related brain changes associated with motor function in healthy older people.

    Richard Camicioli;M.M. Moore;G. Sexton;D.B. Howieson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University
Barry Oken
Barry Oken Oregon Health & Science University
Haydeh Payami
Haydeh Payami University of Alabama at Birmingham
Scott M. Hofer
Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria
Andrea M. Piccinin
Andrea M. Piccinin University of Victoria
David C. R. Kerr
David C. R. Kerr Oregon State University
Aron K. Barbey
Aron K. Barbey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniel Tranel
Daniel Tranel University of Iowa
Glenn E. Smith
Glenn E. Smith University of Florida
Patricia L. Kramer
Patricia L. Kramer Oregon Health & Science University

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