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James T. Becker is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant number of publications relating to cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, genetics, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and physiology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including dementia and cognitive impairment research, functional brain connectivity studies, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, genetic associations and epidemiology, advanced MRI techniques and applications, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, as well as HIV research and treatment.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by James T. Becker include:

  • Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Gut Microbiota Modulate CD8 T Cell Responses to Influence Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis (2020, Cell Reports)
  • Genetic correlations and genome-wide associations of cortical structure in general population samples of 22,824 adults (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Use of Medications for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among US Medicaid Enrollees in 11 States, 2014-2018 (2021, JAMA)
  • Late-life depression and increased risk of dementia: a longitudinal cohort study (2021, Translational Psychiatry)

Frequent co-authors of James T. Becker include:

  • Oscar L. López
  • Beth E. Snitz
  • Theodore J. Huppert
  • Rebecca E. Roush
  • Ann D. Cohen

Common venues for publication by this scientist are:

  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • AIDS
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Updated research nosology for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders

    A. Antinori;G. Arendt;J. T. Becker;B. J. Brew

  • Hippocampus, space, and memory

    David S. Olton;James T. Becker;Gail E. Handelmann

  • Genome-wide analysis of genetic loci associated with Alzheimer disease.

    Sudha Seshadri;Annette L. Fitzpatrick;M Arfan Ikram;Anita L. DeStefano

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Prevalence and classification of mild cognitive impairment in the Cardiovascular Health Study Cognition Study: part 1.

    Oscar L. Lopez;William J. Jagust;Steven T. DeKosky;James T. Becker

  • Dementia in AIDS patients: Incidence and risk factors

    J. C. McArthur;D. R. Hoover;H. Bacellar;E. N. Miller

  • Brain Structure and Obesity

    Cyrus A. Raji;April J. Ho;Neelroop N. Parikshak;James T. Becker

  • HIV-associated neurologic disease incidence changes: Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, 1990–1998

    N. Sacktor;R.H. Lyles;R. Skolasky;C. Kleeberger

  • The nature and determinants of neuropsychological functioning in late-life depression.

    Meryl A. Butters;Ellen M. Whyte;Robert D. Nebes;Amy E. Begley

  • Nomenclature and research case definitions for neurologic manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) infection

    Robert S. Janssen;David R. Cornblath;Leon G. Epstein;Richard P. Foa

  • Physical activity predicts gray matter volume in late adulthood The Cardiovascular Health Study

    K.I. Erickson;C.A. Raji;O.L. Lopez;J.T. Becker

  • Pathways linking late-life depression to persistent cognitive impairment and dementia

    Meryl A Butters;Jeffrey B. Young;Oscar Ramos Lopez;Howard J. Aizenstein

  • The natural history of Alzheimer's disease. Description of study cohort and accuracy of diagnosis.

    J T Becker;F Boller;O L Lopez;J Saxton

  • Risk Factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Cardiovascular Health Study Cognition Study: Part 2

    Oscar L. Lopez;William J. Jagust;Corinne Dulberg;James T. Becker

  • Changes in cognitive functioning following treatment of late-life depression.

    Meryl A. Butters;James T. Becker;Robert D. Nebes;Michelle D. Zmuda

  • Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease: Patterns of Altered Cerebral Blood Flow at MR Imaging

    Weiying Dai;Oscar L. Lopez;Owen T. Carmichael;James T. Becker

  • Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53 949)

    G. Davies;N. Armstrong;J. C. Bis;J. Bressler

  • Neuroanatomical bases of spatial memory

    James T. Becker;John A. Walker;David S. Olton

  • Neuropsychological performance in HIV‐1‐infected homosexual men The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS)*

    Eric N. Miller;O. A. Selnes;J. C. McArthur;P. Satz

Frequent Co-Authors

Oscar L. Lopez
Oscar L. Lopez University of Pittsburgh
Lewis H. Kuller
Lewis H. Kuller University of Pittsburgh
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Steven T. DeKosky
Steven T. DeKosky University of Florida
Howard J. Aizenstein
Howard J. Aizenstein University of Pittsburgh
Eileen M. Martin
Eileen M. Martin Rush University Medical Center
Arthur W. Toga
Arthur W. Toga University of Southern California
Owen Carmichael
Owen Carmichael Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
William E. Klunk
William E. Klunk University of Pittsburgh

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