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Overview

Gary W. Small is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a concentration on neurology, physiology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neurological disorders and treatments, child development and digital technology, functional brain connectivity studies, and the impact of technology on adolescents.

Notable recent papers by Gary W. Small include:

  • Brain health consequences of digital technology use (2020), published in Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
  • Practical recommendations for timely, accurate diagnosis of symptomatic Alzheimer's disease (MCI and dementia) in primary care: a review and synthesis (2021), published in Journal of Internal Medicine
  • Therapeutic Potential of TNF-α Inhibition for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention (2020), published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Results and insights from a phase I clinical trial of Lomecel-B for Alzheimer's disease (2022), published in Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Sleep quality, neurocognitive performance, and memory self-appraisal in middle-aged and older adults with memory complaints (2020), published in International Psychogeriatrics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Gary W. Small include Prabha Siddarth, Davangere P. Devanand, Linda M. Ercoli, Rajesh Pahwa, and Stuart Isaacson. Their collaborations have contributed to multiple publications.

Key publication venues for Gary W. Small's work are:

  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • Neurology and Therapy
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
  • Journal of Internal Medicine

Best Publications

  • Gene dose of apolipoprotein E type 4 allele and the risk of Alzheimer's disease in late onset families

    E. H. Corder;A. M. Saunders;W. J. Strittmatter;D. E. Schmechel

  • Protective effect of apolipoprotein E type 2 allele for late onset Alzheimer disease.

    Corder Eh;Saunders Am;Risch Nj;Strittmatter Wj

  • Patterns of brain activation in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease

    Susan Y. Bookheimer;Magdalena H. Strojwas;Mark S. Cohen;Ann M. Saunders

  • Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer disease and related disorders. Consensus statement of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, the Alzheimer's Association, and the American Geriatrics Society.

    Gary W. Small;Peter V. Rabins;Patricia P. Barry;Neil S. Buckholtz

  • Positron emission tomography in evaluation of dementia: Regional brain metabolism and long-term outcome.

    Daniel H. S. Silverman;Gary W. Small;Carol Y. Chang;Carolyn S. Lu

  • Localization of Neurofibrillary Tangles and Beta-Amyloid Plaques in the Brains of Living Patients With Alzheimer Disease

    Kooresh Shoghi-Jadid;Gary W. Small;Eric D. Agdeppa;Vladimir Kepe

  • Cerebral metabolic and cognitive decline in persons at genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease

    Gary W. Small;Linda M. Ercoli;Daniel H. S. Silverman;S.-C. Huang

  • PET of Brain Amyloid and Tau in Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Gary W. Small;Vladimir Kepe;Linda M. Ercoli;Prabha Siddarth

  • Apolipoprotein E Type 4 Allele and Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Relatives at Risk for Familial Alzheimer Disease

    Gary W. Small

  • Mitochondrial Polymorphisms Significantly Reduce the Risk of Parkinson Disease

    Joelle M. van der Walt;Kristin K. Nicodemus;Eden R. Martin;William K. Scott

  • Appendix B: Practice parameter: Diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review): Report of the quality standards subcommittee of the American academy neurology

    D. S. Knopman;S. T. DeKosky;J. L. Cummings;H. Chui

  • Your brain on Google: patterns of cerebral activation during internet searching.

    Gary W. Small;Gary W. Small;Teena D. Moody;Prabha Siddarth;Susan Y. Bookheimer

  • Complete genomic screen in late-onset familial Alzheimer disease. Evidence for a new locus on chromosome 12.

    Margaret A. Pericak-Vance;Meredyth P. Bass;Larry H. Yamaoka;Perry C. Gaskell

  • Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Cholinesterase Inhibitors

    Michael W. Jann;Kara L. Shirley;Kara L. Shirley;Gary W. Small

  • Binding Characteristics of Radiofluorinated 6-Dialkylamino-2-Naphthylethylidene Derivatives as Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Probes for β-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease

    Eric D. Agdeppa;Vladimir Kepe;Jie Liu;Samuel Flores-Torres

  • Estrogen Replacement and Response to Fluoxetine in a Multicenter Geriatric Depression Trial

    Lon S. Schneider;Gary W. Small;Susan H. Hamilton;Alexander Bystritsky

  • Age at onset in two common neurodegenerative diseases is genetically controlled

    Yi Ju Li;William K. Scott;Dale J. Hedges;Fengyu Zhang

  • iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind

    Gary Small;Gigi Vorgan

  • Complete genomic screen in Parkinson disease: evidence for multiple genes.

    William K. Scott;Martha A. Nance;Ray L. Watts;Jean P. Hubble

  • Cortical variability and asymmetry in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease.

    P M Thompson;J Moussai;S Zohoori;A Goldkorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge R. Barrio
Jorge R. Barrio University of California, Los Angeles
Susan Y. Bookheimer
Susan Y. Bookheimer University of California, Los Angeles
Prabha Siddarth
Prabha Siddarth University of California, Los Angeles
Linda M. Ercoli
Linda M. Ercoli University of California, Los Angeles
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami
Mark A. Arnold
Mark A. Arnold University of Iowa
Sung-Cheng Huang
Sung-Cheng Huang University of California, Los Angeles
William K. Scott
William K. Scott University of Miami
Michael E. Phelps
Michael E. Phelps University of California, Los Angeles
Ann M. Saunders
Ann M. Saunders Durham University

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