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Franklin I. Aigbirhio

Franklin I. Aigbirhio

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Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
12596
World Ranking
3849
National Ranking
342

Overview

Franklin I. Aigbirhio is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of key topics:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Franklin I. Aigbirhio include:

  • Mapping neurotransmitter systems to the structural and functional organization of the human neocortex, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • Small soluble α-synuclein aggregates are the toxic species in Parkinson's disease, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Brain
  • Microglial activation and blood-brain barrier permeability in cerebral small vessel disease, 2021, Brain
  • [11C]metomidate PET-CT versus adrenal vein sampling for diagnosing surgically curable primary aldosteronism: a prospective, within-patient trial, 2023, Nature Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Franklin I. Aigbirhio include:

  • Tim D. Fryer
  • Young T. Hong
  • John T. O'Brien
  • James B. Rowe
  • Maura Malpetti

They have published extensively in several venues, with recurring publications in:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nuclear Medicine and Biology
  • Brain
  • Neurobiology of Aging

Best Publications

  • Nucleus accumbens D2/3 receptors predict trait impulsivity and cocaine reinforcement.

    Jeffrey W. Dalley;Tim D. Fryer;Laurent Brichard;Emma S. J. Robinson

  • Diffusion limited oxygen delivery following head injury.

    David K. Menon;Jonathan P. Coles;Arun K. Gupta;Tim D. Fryer

  • Incidence and mechanisms of cerebral ischemia in early clinical head injury.

    Jonathan P Coles;Tim D Fryer;Piotr Smielewski;Doris A Chatfield

  • Hyperventilation following head injury: effect on ischemic burden and cerebral oxidative metabolism.

    Jonathan P. Coles;Tim D. Fryer;Martin R. Coleman;Peter Smielewski

  • Dopamine Release in Dissociable Striatal Subregions Predicts the Different Effects of Oral Methylphenidate on Reversal Learning and Spatial Working Memory

    Philip L Clatworthy;Simon J G Lewis;Laurent Brichard;Young T Hong

  • Decision-making in mania: a PET study.

    Judy S. Rubinsztein;Paul C. Fletcher;Robert D. Rogers;Luk W. Ho

  • Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of (11)C-metomidate positron emission tomography (PET)-CT for lateralizing aldosterone secretion by Conn's adenomas.

    Timothy J Burton;Isla S Mackenzie;Kottekkattu Balan;Brendan Koo

  • Small soluble α-synuclein aggregates are the toxic species in Parkinson’s disease

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  • Intrinsic Activated Microglia Map to the Peri-infarct Zone in the Subacute Phase of Ischemic Stroke

    Christopher J.S. Price;Dechao Wang;David K. Menon;Joe V. Guadagno

  • How Reliable Is Perfusion MR in Acute Stroke?: Validation and Determination of the Penumbra Threshold Against Quantitative PET

    Masashi Takasawa;P. Simon Jones;Joseph V. Guadagno;Soren Christensen

  • 18F-AV-1451 positron emission tomography in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy.

    Luca Passamonti;Patricia Vázquez Rodríguez;Young T Hong;Kieren S J Allinson

  • Correlation between Cerebral Blood Flow, Substrate Delivery, and Metabolism in Head Injury: A Combined Microdialysis and Triple Oxygen Positron Emission Tomography Study:

    Peter J Hutchinson;Arun K Gupta;Tim F Fryer;Pippa G Al-Rawi

  • Physiological thresholds for irreversible tissue damage in contusional regions following traumatic brain injury

    A. S. Cunningham;R. Salvador;J. P. Coles;D. A. Chatfield

  • Assessment of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation in Head-Injured Patients: A Validation Study

    Luzius A. Steiner;Jonathan P. Coles;Andrew J. Johnston;Doris A. Chatfield

  • The pattern of amyloid accumulation in the brains of adults with Down syndrome

    Tiina Annus;Liam R. Wilson;Young T. Hong;Julio Acosta–Cabronero

  • Effect of hyperoxia on regional oxygenation and metabolism after severe traumatic brain injury: preliminary findings.

    Jurgens Nortje;Jonathan P. Coles;Ivan Timofeev;Tim D. Fryer

  • Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

    Maura Malpetti;Rogier A Kievit;Luca Passamonti;Luca Passamonti;P Simon Jones

  • Amyloid Imaging With Carbon 11–Labeled Pittsburgh Compound B for Traumatic Brain Injury

    Young T. Hong;Tonny Veenith;Deborah Dewar;Joanne G. Outtrim

  • Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Cerebral Ischemia and Diffusion Hypoxia in Traumatic Brain Injury

    Tonny V. Veenith;Tonny V. Veenith;Eleanor L. Carter;Thomas Geeraerts;Julia Grossac

  • Microglial activation and blood-brain barrier permeability in cerebral small vessel disease.

    Jessica Walsh;Dan J Tozer;Hasan Sari;Young T Hong

  • A positron emission tomography study of nigro-striatal dopaminergic mechanisms underlying attention: implications for ADHD and its treatment

    Natalia del Campo;Tim D. Fryer;Young T. Hong;Rob Smith

  • In vivo tau PET imaging in dementia: Pathophysiology, radiotracer quantification, and a systematic review of clinical findings.

    Benjamin Hall;Elijah Mak;Simon Cervenka;Franklin I. Aigbirhio

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim D. Fryer
Tim D. Fryer University of Cambridge
Young T. Hong
Young T. Hong University of Cambridge
James B. Rowe
James B. Rowe University of Cambridge
Jean-Claude Baron
Jean-Claude Baron University of Cambridge
John T. O'Brien
John T. O'Brien University of Cambridge
Luca Passamonti
Luca Passamonti University of Cambridge
Guy B. Williams
Guy B. Williams University of Cambridge
Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge
Anthony J. Holland
Anthony J. Holland University of Cambridge
Karalyn Patterson
Karalyn Patterson MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

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