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  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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Overview

Edward T. Bullmore is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields within neuroscience and medicine, focusing on brain function, neuropsychiatric disorders, and mental health science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

More specifically, their work extensively covers subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

Bullmore's research also addresses significant topics including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bullmore comprise:

  • Daniel H. Geschwind
  • Raquel E. Gur
  • Joel Gelernter
  • Murray B. Stein
  • Anissa Abi-Dargham

Their research is often published in multiple venues, with especially frequent contributions to:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Nature Communications
  • Translational Psychiatry

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science" (2020, The Lancet Psychiatry)
  • "Immune targets for therapeutic development in depression: towards precision medicine" (2022, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)
  • "Transcriptomic and cellular decoding of regional brain vulnerability to neurogenetic disorders" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Inflammation and Brain Structure in Schizophrenia and Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders" (2022, JAMA Psychiatry)
  • "Intrinsic excitation-inhibition imbalance affects medial prefrontal cortex differently in autistic men versus women" (2020, eLife)

Bullmore has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems

    Ed Bullmore;Olaf Sporns

  • Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science.

    Emily A. Holmes;Emily A. Holmes;Rory C O'Connor;V. Hugh Perry;Irene Tracey

  • N-back working memory paradigm: A meta-analysis of normative functional neuroimaging studies

    Adrian M. Owen;Kathryn M. McMillan;Angela R. Laird;Ed Bullmore

  • The economy of brain network organization

    Ed Bullmore;Olaf Sporns

  • Small-World Brain Networks

    Danielle Smith Bassett;Ed Bullmore

  • Network-based statistic: Identifying differences in brain networks

    Andrew Zalesky;Alexander Fornito;Alexander Fornito;Edward Bullmore

  • A Resilient, Low-Frequency, Small-World Human Brain Functional Network with Highly Connected Association Cortical Hubs

    Sophie Achard;Raymond Salvador;Brandon Whitcher;John Suckling

  • Efficiency and cost of economical brain functional networks.

    Sophie Achard;Ed Bullmore

  • A specific neural substrate for perceiving facial expressions of disgust

    Mary Phillips;A W Young;C Senior;Michael Brammer

  • Stop-signal inhibition disrupted by damage to right inferior frontal gyrus in humans.

    Adam R Aron;Paul C Fletcher;Ed T Bullmore;Barbara J Sahakian

  • Social intelligence in the normal and autistic brain: an fMRI study.

    Simon Baron‐Cohen;Howard A. Ring;Sally Wheelwright;Edward T. Bullmore;Edward T. Bullmore

  • Meta-Analysis of Regional Brain Volumes in Schizophrenia

    Ian C. Wright;Sophia Rabe-Hesketh;Peter W.R. Woodruff;Anthony S. David

  • The amygdala theory of autism.

    S Baron-Cohen;H A Ring;E T Bullmore;S Wheelwright

  • Functional Connectivity and Brain Networks in Schizophrenia

    Mary-Ellen Lynall;Danielle S. Bassett;Danielle S. Bassett;Robert Kerwin;Peter J. McKenna

  • Neuroanatomical abnormalities before and after onset of psychosis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal MRI comparison.

    Christos Pantelis;Christos Pantelis;Dennis Velakoulis;Dennis Velakoulis;Patrick D McGorry;Stephen J Wood;Stephen J Wood

  • Neurophysiological Architecture of Functional Magnetic Resonance Images of Human Brain

    Raymond Salvador;John Suckling;Martin R. Coleman;John D. Pickard

  • Activation of Auditory Cortex During Silent Lipreading

    Gemma A. Calvert;Edward T. Bullmore;Michael J. Brammer;Ruth Campbell

  • Cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders: characteristics, causes and the quest for improved therapy

    Mark J. Millan;Yves Agid;Martin Brüne;Edward T. Bullmore

  • Hypofrontality in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during higher-order motor control: a study with functional MRI.

    Katya Rubia;Stephan Overmeyer;Eric Taylor;Michael Brammer

  • Hierarchical Organization of Human Cortical Networks in Health and Schizophrenia

    Danielle S. Bassett;Edward Bullmore;Edward Bullmore;Beth A. Verchinski;Venkata S. Mattay

  • Integrating evidence from neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder: The orbitofronto-striatal model revisited

    Lara Menzies;Samuel R. Chamberlain;Angela R. Laird;Sarah M. Thelen

Frequent Co-Authors

John Suckling
John Suckling University of Cambridge
Petra E. Vértes
Petra E. Vértes University of Cambridge
Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge
Michael Brammer
Michael Brammer King's College London
Pradeep J. Nathan
Pradeep J. Nathan University of Cambridge
Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen University of Cambridge
Ian M. Goodyer
Ian M. Goodyer University of Cambridge
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Raymond J. Dolan
Raymond J. Dolan University College London
Paul C. Fletcher
Paul C. Fletcher University of Cambridge

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