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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Guy M. McKhann was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spanned across Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions in fields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Genetics, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work addressed multiple topics, notably:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management

Frequent publication venues included:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Journal of neurosurgery
  • Epilepsia
  • Neurosurgical FOCUS

Co-authorship was observed with several researchers, including:

  • Catherine A. Schevon
  • Sameer A. Sheth
  • Peter Canoll
  • Michael B. Sisti
  • Jeffrey N. Bruce

Among the recent papers published were:

  • "Near real-time intraoperative brain tumor diagnosis using stimulated Raman histology and deep neural networks" (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • "Nine-year prospective efficacy and safety of brain-responsive neurostimulation for focal epilepsy" (2020, Neurology)
  • "Functionally distinct high and low theta oscillations in the human hippocampus" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Multiscale temporal integration organizes hierarchical computation in human auditory cortex" (2022, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • "A model for focal seizure onset, propagation, evolution, and progression" (2020, eLife)

Their research included investigation into brain tumor diagnosis, neurostimulation treatments for epilepsy, oscillatory brain activity, auditory cortex processing, and computational models of seizure dynamics.

McKhann was recognized with distinctions such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1993
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1991

Best Publications

  • Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease : report of the NINCDS-ADRDA Work Group under the auspices of Department of Health and Human Services Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease

    Guy M. McKhann;David A. Drachman;Marshall F. Folstein;Robert Katzman

  • The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    Guy M. McKhann;Guy M. McKhann;David S. Knopman;Howard Chertkow;Bradley T. Hyman

  • The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    G.M. McKhann;D.S. Knopman;H. Chertkow;B.T. Hyman

  • Introduction to the recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    Clifford R. Jack;Marilyn S. Albert;David S. Knopman;Guy M. McKhann

  • Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy

    Robert Fisher;Vicenta Salanova;Thomas Witt;Robert Worth

  • Clinical and Pathological Diagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia: Report of the Work Group on Frontotemporal Dementia and Pick's Disease

    Guy M. McKhann;Marilyn S. Albert;Murray Grossman;Bruce Miller

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome in northern China Relationship to Campylobacter jejuni infection and anti-glycolipid antibodies

    T. W. Ho;B. Mishu;C. Y. Li;C. Y. Gao

  • Mechanisms Underlying Selective Neuronal Tracking of Attended Speech at a “Cocktail Party”

    Elana M. Zion Golumbic;Elana M. Zion Golumbic;Nai Ding;Stephan Bickel;Stephan Bickel;Peter Lakatos

  • Acute motor axonal neuropathy : a frequent cause of acute flaccid paralysis in China

    G. M. McKhann;G. M. McKhann;D. R. Cornblath;J. W. Griffin;T. W. Ho;T. W. Ho

  • Review of the toxicology of chlorpyrifos with an emphasis on human exposure and neurodevelopment.

    David L. Eaton;Robert B. Daroff;Herman Autrup;James Bridges

  • High, usual and impaired functioning in community-dwelling older men and women: Findings from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on successful aging

    Lisa F. Berkman;Teresa E. Seeman;Marilyn Albert;Dan Blazer

  • Near real-time intraoperative brain tumor diagnosis using stimulated Raman histology and deep neural networks

    Todd C. Hollon;Balaji Pandian;Arjun R. Adapa;Esteban Urias

  • Associations Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and 25-Year Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort

    Rebecca F. Gottesman;Marilyn S. Albert;Alvaro Alonso;Laura H. Coker

  • Nine-year prospective efficacy and safety of brain-responsive neurostimulation for focal epilepsy

    Unknown

  • Acute motor axonal neuropathy: An antibody‐mediated attack on axolemma

    Charlene Hafer-Macko;Sung Tsang Hsieh;Chun Yan Li;Tony W. Ho

  • Pathology of the motor‐sensory axonal Guillain‐Barré syndrome

    J. W. Griffin;C. Y. Li;T. W. Ho;M. Tian

  • Subcallosal cingulate deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a multisite, randomised, sham-controlled trial

    Paul E. Holtzheimer;Mustafa M. Husain;Mustafa M. Husain;Sarah H. Lisanby;Stephan F. Taylor

  • Immune attack on the Schwann cell surface in acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

    C. E. Hafer-Macko;Kazim A Sheikh;C. Y. Li;T. W. Ho

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome in northern China. The spectrum of neuropathological changes in clinically defined cases.

    J. W. Griffin;C. Y. Li;T. W. Ho;P. Xue

  • Identification of A2B5+CD133- tumor-initiating cells in adult human gliomas.

    Alfred T Ogden;Allen E Waziri;Richard A Lochhead;David J Fusco

  • Neurobehavioural sequelae of cardiopulmonary bypass

    Ola A Selnes;Maura A Goldsborough;Louis M Borowicz;Guy M McKhann;Guy M McKhann

  • Introduction to the recommendations from the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association workgroup on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    Clifford R. Jack;Marilyn S. Albert;David S. Knopman;Guy M. McKhann

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Goadsby
Peter J. Goadsby King's College London
Justin C. McArthur
Justin C. McArthur Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robert R. Goodman
Robert R. Goodman Columbia University
Jeffrey N. Bruce
Jeffrey N. Bruce Columbia University
Ola A. Selnes
Ola A. Selnes Johns Hopkins University
Sameer A. Sheth
Sameer A. Sheth Baylor College of Medicine
William A. Baumgartner
William A. Baumgartner Johns Hopkins University
John W. Griffin
John W. Griffin Johns Hopkins University
Catherine A. Schevon
Catherine A. Schevon Columbia University Medical Center
David R. Cornblath
David R. Cornblath Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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