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Fergus I. M. Craik

Fergus I. M. Craik

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Neuroscience
Canada
2026
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Psychology
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
125
Citations
93862
World Ranking
319
National Ranking
10

Psychology

D-Index
125
Citations
93811
World Ranking
203
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2000 - Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, Canada Council
  • 1993 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 1987 - CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
  • 1985 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Fergus I. M. Craik is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Neuroscience and Psychology, with notable contributions in subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Physiology.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics including Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Memory Processes and Influences, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Cognitive Functions and Memory, and Memory and Neural Mechanisms.

Fergus I. M. Craik has coauthored multiple papers with a number of frequent collaborators, including Ellen Bialystok, John A. E. Anderson, Matthias Berkes, Morris Freedman, and Henry L. Roediger. This collaboration network reflects a multidisciplinary approach across cognitive and neuropsychological research domains.

Their publication record includes work in various notable venues. Among the frequently appearing journals are:

  • Neuropsychologia
  • Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders
  • American Psychologist
  • Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
  • Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Fergus I. M. Craik include:

  • Reducing age-related Memory Deficits: The Roles of Environmental Support and self-initiated Processing Activities, 2022, Experimental Aging Research
  • How does bilingualism modify cognitive function? Attention to the mechanism, 2022, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
  • Bilingualism contributes to reserve and working memory efficiency: Evidence from structural and functional neuroimaging, 2021, Neuropsychologia
  • Conversion of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer Disease in Monolingual and Bilingual Patients, 2020, Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders
  • Toward a functional future for the cognitive neuroscience of human aging, 2025, Neuron

Fergus I. M. Craik has also contributed to academic books, including the 2023 publication titled Memory by The MIT Press.

The scientist's work has been recognized with several awards, reflecting their involvement in the psychological and neuroscientific communities. These honors include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2008
  • Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, Canada Council, 2000
  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA), 1993
  • CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), 1987
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1985 (Academy of Social Sciences)

Best Publications

  • Levels of processing: A framework for memory research

    Fergus I.M. Craik;Robert S. Lockhart

  • Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory.

    Fergus I. M. Craik;Endel Tulving

  • Bilingualism, Aging, and Cognitive Control: Evidence From the Simon Task.

    Ellen Bialystok;Fergus I. M. Craik;Raymond Klein;Mythili Viswanathan

  • Hemispheric encoding/retrieval asymmetry in episodic memory: positron emission tomography findings

    Endel Tulving;Shitij Kapur;Fergus I. M. Craik;Morris Moscovitch

  • The handbook of aging and cognition

    Fergus I. M. Craik;Timothy A. Salthouse

  • Bilingualism: consequences for mind and brain

    Ellen Bialystok;Fergus I.M. Craik;Gigi Luk

  • The effects of divided attention on encoding and retrieval processes in human memory

    Fergus I. M. Craik;Richard Govoni;Moshe Naveh-Benjamin;Nicole D. Anderson

  • Bilingualism as a protection against the onset of symptoms of dementia.

    Ellen Bialystok;Fergus I.M. Craik;Morris Freedman

  • The Oxford handbook of memory

    Endel Tulving;Fergus I. M. Craik

  • Cognitive control and lexical access in younger and older bilinguals.

    Ellen Bialystok;Fergus Craik;Gigi Luk

  • Aging and Cognitive Deficits

    Fergus I. M. Craik;Mark Byrd

  • Cognition through the lifespan: mechanisms of change.

    Fergus I.M. Craik;Ellen Bialystok

  • Age differences in recall and recognition

    Fergus I. M. Craik;Joan M. McDowd

  • Varieties of Memory and Consciousness: Essays in Honour of Endel Tulving

    Henry L. I. Roediger;Fergus I. M. Craik

  • Maintenance, reserve and compensation: the cognitive neuroscience of healthy ageing

    Roberto Cabeza;Marilyn Albert;Sylvie Belleville;Fergus I. M. Craik

  • Age-Related Differences in Neural Activity during Memory Encoding and Retrieval: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

    Roberto Cabeza;Cheryl L. Grady;Lars Nyberg;Anthony R. McIntosh

  • Aging and cognitive deficits : The role of attentional resources

    F. I. M. Craik

  • Levels of processing in human memory.

    Laird S. Cermak;Fergus I. M. Craik

  • In Search of the Self: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

    Fergus I. M. Craik;Tara M. Moroz;Morris Moscovitch;Donald T. Stuss

  • The role of rehearsal in short-term memory

    Fergus I.M. Craik;Michael J. Watkins

  • On the transfer of information from temporary to permanent memory

    Fergus Ian Muirden Craik

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen Bialystok
Ellen Bialystok York University
Cheryl L. Grady
Cheryl L. Grady University of Toronto
Donald T. Stuss
Donald T. Stuss University of Toronto
Nicole D. Anderson
Nicole D. Anderson University of Toronto
Brian Levine
Brian Levine University of Toronto
Endel Tulving
Endel Tulving University of Toronto
Morris Moscovitch
Morris Moscovitch University of Toronto
Angela K. Troyer
Angela K. Troyer University of Toronto
Moshe Naveh-Benjamin
Moshe Naveh-Benjamin University of Missouri
Anthony R. McIntosh
Anthony R. McIntosh Simon Fraser University

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