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Frederick W. Unverzagt

Frederick W. Unverzagt

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Psychology

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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Frederick W. Unverzagt is a researcher affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their work is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Heavy Metals in Environment

Unverzagt has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Hippocampal-subfield Microstructures and Their Relation to Plasma Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, 2022, published in Brain
  • C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Cognitive Decline: The REGARDS Study, 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • Tau-Related White-Matter Alterations Along Spatially Selective Pathways, 2020, published in NeuroImage
  • Higher Blood Cadmium Level is Associated with Greater Cognitive Decline in Rural Chinese Adults Aged 65 or Older, 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Association of Cognitive Impairment and Breast Cancer Survivorship on Quality of Life in Younger Breast Cancer Survivors, 2021, published in Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Sujuan Gao
  • Shannon L. Risacher
  • Andrew J. Saykin
  • Martin R. Farlow
  • Liana G. Apostolova

Frederick W. Unverzagt has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • PLoS ONE
  • European Journal of Nutrition
  • Biological Trace Element Research
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials

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

Best Publications

  • Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. I. Frequency, patterns, and prediction

    Stephen M. Rao;Gary J. Leo;Linda Bernardin;Frederick W. Unverzagt

  • Effects of Cognitive training interventions with older adults. A randomized controlled trial

    Karlene Ball;Daniel B. Berch;Karin F. Helmers;Jared B. Jobe

  • Long-term effects of cognitive training on everyday functional outcomes in older adults

    Sherry L. Willis;Sharon L. Tennstedt;Michael Marsiske;Karlene Ball

  • Six-item screener to identify cognitive impairment among potential subjects for clinical research.

    Christopher M. Callahan;Frederick W. Unverzagt;Siu L. Hui;Anthony J. Perkins

  • Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. II. Impact on employment and social functioning

    Stephen M. Rao;Gary J. Leo;L. Ellington;T. Nauertz

  • Ten-year effects of the advanced cognitive training for independent and vital elderly cognitive training trial on cognition and everyday functioning in older adults.

    George W. Rebok;Karlene Ball;Lin T. Guey;Richard N. Jones

  • Effectiveness of collaborative care for older adults with Alzheimer disease in primary care: a randomized controlled trial.

    Christopher M. Callahan;Malaz A. Boustani;Frederick W. Unverzagt;Mary G. Austrom

  • Incidence of dementia and Alzheimer disease in 2 communities: Yoruba residing in Ibadan, Nigeria, and African Americans residing in Indianapolis, Indiana.

    Hugh C. Hendrie;Adesola Ogunniyi;Kathleen S. Hall;Olusegun Baiyewu

  • Trajectory of Cognitive Decline after Incident Stroke

    Deborah A. Levine;Andrzej T. Galecki;Kenneth M. Langa;Frederick W. Unverzagt

  • Prevalence of cognitive impairment: data from the Indianapolis Study of Health and Aging.

    Frederick Unverzagt;Sujuan Gao;O. Baiyewu;A. O. Ogunniyi

  • Implementing a screening and diagnosis program for dementia in primary care.

    Malaz Boustani;Christopher M. Callahan;Christopher M. Callahan;Frederick W. Unverzagt;Mary G. Austrom

  • Comorbidity profile of dementia patients in primary care: are they sicker?

    Cathy C. Schubert;Malaz Boustani;Christopher M. Callahan;Anthony J. Perkins

  • Outcomes of Mild Cognitive Impairment by Definition: A Population Study

    Mary Ganguli;Beth E. Snitz;Judith A. Saxton;Chung Chou H. Chang

  • Association of Antioxidants with Memory in a Multiethnic Elderly Sample Using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    Anthony J. Perkins;Hugh C. Hendrie;Christopher M. Callahan;Christopher M. Callahan;Sujuan Gao

  • Comparison of younger and older breast cancer survivors and age-matched controls on specific and overall quality of life domains

    Victoria L. Champion;Lynne I. Wagner;Patrick O. Monahan;Joanne Daggy

  • Late Life Leisure Activities and Risk of Cognitive Decline

    Hui Xin Wang;Yinlong Jin;Hugh C. Hendrie;Hugh C. Hendrie;Chaoke Liang

  • Memory Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: Its Relation to Working Memory, Semantic Encoding, and Implicit Learning.

    Stephen M. Rao;Jordan Grafman;Diane DiGiulio;Wiley Mittenberg

  • Incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment, not dementia in the United States.

    Brenda L. Plassman;Kenneth M. Langa;Kenneth M. Langa;Ryan J. McCammon;Gwenith G. Fisher

  • The ACTIVE Cognitive Training Trial and Health-Related Quality of Life: Protection That Lasts for 5 Years

    Fredric D. Wolinsky;Frederick W. Unverzagt;David M. Smith;Richard Jones

  • Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and risk of incident cognitive impairment

    Georgios Tsivgoulis;Suzanne Judd;Abraham J. Letter;Andrei V. Alexandrov;Andrei V. Alexandrov

  • Preservation of cognitive function with antihypertensive medications: a longitudinal analysis of a community-based sample of African Americans.

    Michael D. Murray;Kathleen A. Lane;Sujuan Gao;Rebecca M. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Cushman
Mary Cushman University of Vermont
Michael Crowe
Michael Crowe University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael Marsiske
Michael Marsiske University of Florida
George W. Rebok
George W. Rebok Johns Hopkins University
Jennifer J. Manly
Jennifer J. Manly Columbia University
Karlene Ball
Karlene Ball University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bruno Giordani
Bruno Giordani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sherry L. Willis
Sherry L. Willis University of Washington
Towfique Raj
Towfique Raj Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University

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