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Overview

Doris A. Trauner is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pharmacology, and Clinical Psychology.

The primary topics that define their work include:

  • Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
  • Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Tumors and Oncological Cases

Their frequent collaborators encompass Caitlin Knight, David J. Grelotti, Andrew P. Hannawi, G. Páez, and Phillip Aitken.

Doris A. Trauner's recent scholarly output includes publications in several peer-reviewed journals, notably:

  • "A novel rapamycin cream formulation improves facial angiofibromas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial" (2023) published in the British Journal of Dermatology
  • "Spatial attention in children with perinatal stroke" (2021) published in Behavioural Brain Research
  • "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Associated Social Changes on Boys with Moderate to Severe Autism" (2022) published in Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • "Longitudinal Stability of Spatial Inattention in Children With Perinatal Stroke" (2021) published in Pediatric Neurology
  • "Cannabidiol (CBD) Treatment for Severe Problem Behaviors in Autistic Boys: A Randomized Clinical Trial" (2025) published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

The venues where their work appears most frequently comprise the British Journal of Dermatology, Behavioural Brain Research, Pediatric Neurology, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Best Publications

  • Development of cortical and subcortical brain structures in childhood and adolescence: a structural MRI study

    Elizabeth R Sowell;Doris A Trauner;Anthony Gamst;Terry L Jernigan

  • Neuropsychological, neurological, and neuroanatomical profile of Williams syndrome.

    Ursula Bellugi;Amy Bihrle;Terry Jernigan;Doris Trauner

  • MATURATION OF HUMAN CEREBRUM OBSERVED IN VIVO DURING ADOLESCENCE

    Terry L. Jernigan;Doris A. Trauner;John R. Hesselink;Paula A. Tallal

  • Early lexical development in children with focal brain injury

    Donna J. Thal;Virginia A. Marchman;Joan Stiles;Dorothy Aram

  • From first words to grammar in children with focal brain injury

    Elizabeth Bates;Donna Thal;Doris Trauner;Judi Fenson

  • Plasticity in the developing brain: intellectual, language and academic functions in children with ischaemic perinatal stroke

    Angela O. Ballantyne;Amy M. Spilkin;John Hesselink;Doris A. Trauner

  • Integrated imaging approach with MEG and DTI to detect mild traumatic brain injury in military and civilian patients.

    Ming-Xiong Huang;Rebecca J. Theilmann;Ashley Robb;Annemarie Angeles

  • Neurological and MRI profiles of children with developmental language impairment.

    Doris Trauner;Beverly Wulfeck;Paula Tallal;John Hesselink

  • "Motor" impairment in Asperger syndrome: evidence for a deficit in proprioception.

    Amy K. Weimer;Amy M. Schatz;Alan Lincoln;Angela O. Ballantyne

  • Therapeutic effects of a ketogenic diet in rett syndrome

    Richard H. Haas;Marylynne A. Rice;Doris A. Trauner;T. Allen Merritt

  • Neurologic profiles of infants and children after perinatal stroke.

    Doris A. Trauner;Christopher Chase;Patricia Walker;Beverly Wulfeck;Beverly Wulfeck

  • Neurologic, cognitive, and linguistic features of infants after early stroke.

    Beverly B. Wulfeck;Beverly B. Wulfeck;Doris A. Trauner;Doris A. Trauner;Paula A. Tallal

  • Intonation and emotion in autistic spectrum disorders.

    Kathleen Hubbard;Doris A. Trauner

  • Dyspraxia, motor function and visual-motor integration in autism.

    M. Miller;L. Chukoskie;M. Zinni;J. Townsend

  • Effect of tranexamic acid on rebleeding after subarachnoid hemorrhage: A double‐blind controlled clinical trial

    Doris Trauner;Lawrence Sweetman;Janette Holm;Stanko Kulovich

  • Sensitivity and specificity of a computerized test of attention in the diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

    Amy M. Schatz;Angela O. Ballantyne;Doris A. Trauner

  • Neurologic features of Williams and Down syndromes

    Doris A. Trauner;Ursula Bellugi;Christopher Chase

  • Cognitive impairment in adults with Down's syndrome: Similarities to early cognitive changes in Alzheimer's disease

    K. L. Brugge;S. L. Nichols;D. P. Salmon;L. R. Hill

  • Neural mediation of language development: Perspectives from lesion studies of infants and children.

    Elizabeth Bates;Stefano Vicari;Doris Trauner

  • Cortical Atrophy and Cognitive Performance in Infantile Nephropathic Cystinosis

    Sharon L. Nichols;Gary A. Press;Jerry A. Schneider;Doris A. Trauner

Frequent Co-Authors

Judy Reilly
Judy Reilly San Diego State University
Susan C. Levine
Susan C. Levine University of Chicago
Joan Stiles
Joan Stiles University of California, San Diego
Ursula Bellugi
Ursula Bellugi Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Beverly Wulfeck
Beverly Wulfeck San Diego State University
Sharon Nichols
Sharon Nichols University of California, San Diego
Paula Tallal
Paula Tallal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ingo Helbig
Ingo Helbig Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Corinne Antignac
Corinne Antignac Institut Imagine

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