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Overview

Janet E. Lainhart is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with significant contributions to cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging as well as related subfields such as genetics, pediatrics, and mental health.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including autism spectrum disorder, functional brain connectivity, genetic influences on neurodevelopmental disorders, and advanced neuroimaging techniques. Their work also addresses pediatric neurological disorders and explores hemispheric asymmetry in the brain.

Notable recent publications include the following:

  • "A 16-year study of longitudinal volumetric brain development in males with autism," 2021, NeuroImage
  • "Test-retest reliability of FreeSurfer-derived volume, area and cortical thickness from MPRAGE and MP2RAGE brain MRI images," 2022, Neuroimage Reports
  • "Longitudinal Stability of Intellectual Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder: From Age 3 Through Mid-adulthood," 2021, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • "Evidence for normal extra-axial cerebrospinal fluid volume in autistic males from middle childhood to adulthood," 2021, NeuroImage
  • "Gray matter microstructure differences in autistic males: A gray matter based spatial statistics study," 2022, NeuroImage Clinical

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Janet E. Lainhart include Andrew L. Alexander, Molly B. D. Prigge, Jace B. King, Brandon A. Zielinski, and Nicholas Lange. These partnerships reflect ongoing work within specialized research groups focused on brain imaging and developmental disorders.

Janet E. Lainhart's research has appeared in a range of publication venues, demonstrating a focus on interdisciplinary neuroscience and medical imaging, including:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • NeuroImage
  • Molecular Autism
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Neuroimage Reports

The scope of their research spans the following main fields and subfields:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Genetics
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Core topics featured in Janet E. Lainhart's body of work include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • The autism brain imaging data exchange: towards a large-scale evaluation of the intrinsic brain architecture in autism

    A Di Martino;C-G Yan;Q Li;E Denio

  • Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Autism: Interview Development and Rates of Disorders

    Ovsanna T. Leyfer;Susan E. Folstein;Susan Bacalman;Naomi O. Davis;Naomi O. Davis

  • Diffusion tensor imaging of the corpus callosum in Autism

    Andrew L. Alexander;Jee Eun Lee;Mariana Lazar;Rebecca Boudos

  • Enhancing studies of the connectome in autism using the autism brain imaging data exchange II

    Adriana Di Martino;David O'Connor;David O'Connor;Bosi Chen;Kaat Alaerts

  • Atypical behaviors in children with autism and children with a history of language impairment.

    Kelli C. Dominick;Naomi Ornstein Davis;Janet Lainhart;Helen Tager-Flusberg

  • Macrocephaly in Children and Adults With Autism

    Janet E. Lainhart;Joseph Piven;Maryann Wzorek;Rebecca Landa

  • Superior Temporal Gyrus, Language Function, and Autism

    Erin D. Bigler;Erin D. Bigler;Sherstin Mortensen;E. Shannon Neeley;Sally J Ozonoff

  • Decreased Interhemispheric Functional Connectivity in Autism

    Jeffrey S. Anderson;T. Jason Druzgal;Alyson Froehlich;Molly B. DuBray

  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review

    Brittany G. Travers;Nagesh Adluru;Chad Ennis;Do P. M. Tromp

  • An Evaluation of the Left-Brain vs. Right-Brain Hypothesis with Resting State Functional Connectivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Jared A. Nielsen;Brandon A. Zielinski;Michael A. Ferguson;Janet E. Lainhart

  • An open science resource for establishing reliability and reproducibility in functional connectomics

    Xi Nian Zuo;Jeffrey S. Anderson;Pierre Bellec;Rasmus M. Birn

  • Head circumference and height in autism: a study by the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism.

    Janet E. Lainhart;Erin D. Bigler;Erin D. Bigler;Maureen Bocian;Hilary Coon

  • Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging classification of autism

    Jeffrey S. Anderson;Jared A. Nielsen;Alyson L. Froehlich;Molly B. DuBray

  • Longitudinal changes in cortical thickness in autism and typical development

    Brandon A. Zielinski;Molly B. D. Prigge;Jared A. Nielsen;Alyson L. Froehlich

  • Multisite functional connectivity MRI classification of autism: ABIDE results.

    Jared A. Nielsen;Brandon A. Zielinski;P. Thomas Fletcher;P. Thomas Fletcher;Andrew L. Alexander

  • Psychiatric problems in individuals with autism, their parents and siblings

    Janet E. Lainhart

  • Diffusion tensor imaging of white matter in the superior temporal gyrus and temporal stem in autism.

    Jee Eun Lee;Erin D. Bigler;Andrew L. Alexander;Mariana Lazar

  • Personality characteristics of the parents of autistic individuals

    J. Piven;M. Wzorek;R. Landa;J. Lainhart

  • Longitudinal Volumetric Brain Changes in Autism Spectrum Disorder Ages 6–35 Years

    Nicholas Lange;Nicholas Lange;Brittany G. Travers;Erin D. Bigler;Molly B.D. Prigge;Molly B.D. Prigge

  • Microstructural connectivity of the arcuate fasciculus in adolescents with high-functioning autism.

    P. Thomas Fletcher;Ross T. Whitaker;Ross T. Whitaker;Ran Tao;Ran Tao;Molly B. DuBray

  • Predictors of Cognitive Test Patterns in Autism Families

    S. E. Folstein;S. L. Santangelo;S. E. Gilman;J. Piven

Frequent Co-Authors

Erin D. Bigler
Erin D. Bigler University of Utah
William M. McMahon
William M. McMahon University of Utah
Hilary Coon
Hilary Coon University of Utah
Sally J Ozonoff
Sally J Ozonoff University of California, Davis
Judith Miller
Judith Miller University of Pennsylvania
Douglas C. Dean
Douglas C. Dean University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark Leppert
Mark Leppert University of Utah
Mikle South
Mikle South Brigham Young University
Catherine Lord
Catherine Lord University of California, Los Angeles
Joel T. Nigg
Joel T. Nigg Oregon Health & Science University

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