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John Gunstad is a researcher affiliated with Kent State University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with significant contributions spanning various subfields including Physiology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The research topics covered by Gunstad include:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Bariatric surgery and outcomes
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Neurobiology of language and bilingualism
  • Traumatic brain injury research
  • Probiotics and fermented foods

John Gunstad has contributed to numerous publications with a focus on cognitive and metabolic health. Their recent papers include:

  • The gut microbiome, mild cognitive impairment, and probiotics: A randomized clinical trial in middle-aged and older adults, 2022, Clinical Nutrition
  • Randomized Clinical Trial Examining the Impact of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Probiotic Supplementation on Cognitive Functioning in Middle-aged and Older Adults, 2020, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
  • Cognitive dysfunction is a risk factor for overeating and obesity, 2020, American Psychologist
  • Using Automatic Assessment of Speech Production to Predict Current and Future Cognitive Function in Older Adults, 2020, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Identifying mechanisms that predict weight trajectory after bariatric surgery: rationale and design of the biobehavioral trial, 2020, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Frequent collaborators with Gunstad include:

  • Victoria Sanborn
  • Ross D. Crosby
  • Kristine J. Steffen
  • James E. Mitchell
  • Colleen Mistler

The researcher has published extensively in several scholarly venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
  • Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
  • Applied Neuropsychology Adult

Best Publications

  • Elevated body mass index is associated with executive dysfunction in otherwise healthy adults.

    John Gunstad;Robert H. Paul;Ronald A. Cohen;David F. Tate

  • Early Life Stress and Morphometry of the Adult Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Caudate Nuclei

    Ronald A. Cohen;Stuart Grieve;Karin F. Hoth;Robert H. Paul

  • Axis I Comorbidity in Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    John Gunstad;Katharine A Phillips

  • Longitudinal examination of obesity and cognitive function: results from the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging.

    John Gunstad;April Lhotsky;Carrington Rice Wendell;Luigi Ferrucci

  • Obesity is associated with memory deficits in young and middle-aged adults.

    John Gunstad;R. H. Paul;R. A. Cohen;D. F. Tate

  • "Diagnosis Threat": the effect of negative expectations on cognitive performance in head injury.

    Julie A Suhr;John Gunstad

  • Category and letter verbal fluency across the adult lifespan: relationship to EEG theta power

    Adam M. Brickman;Robert H. Paul;Ronald A. Cohen;Leanne M. Williams

  • “Expectation as etiology” versus “the good old days”: Postconcussion syndrome symptom reporting in athletes, headache sufferers, and depressed individuals

    John Gunstad;Julie A. Suhr

  • Relationship between body mass index and brain volume in healthy adults.

    John Gunstad;Robert H. Paul;Ronald A. Cohen;David F. Tate

  • Obesity is associated with reduced white matter integrity in otherwise healthy adults.

    Kelly M. Stanek;Stuart M. Grieve;Stuart M. Grieve;Adam M. Brickman;Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar

  • The Relationship Between Frontal Gray Matter Volume and Cognition Varies Across the Healthy Adult Lifespan

    Molly E. Zimmerman;Adam M. Brickman;Robert H. Paul;Stuart M. Grieve

  • Further exploration of the effect of “diagnosis threat” on cognitive performance in individuals with mild head injury

    Julie A. Suhr;John Gunstad

  • Improved memory function 12 weeks after bariatric surgery.

    John Gunstad;John Gunstad;Gladys Strain;Michael J. Devlin;Rena Wing

  • Cognitive function and decline in obesity.

    Kelly Stanek Sellbom;John Gunstad

  • The METER: a brief, self-administered measure of health literacy.

    Katherine A. Rawson;John Gunstad;John Gunstad;Joel Hughes;Joel Hughes;Mary Beth Spitznagel;Mary Beth Spitznagel

  • Cognitive function after bariatric surgery: evidence for improvement 3 years after surgery

    Michael L. Alosco;Rachel Galioto;Mary Beth Spitznagel;Mary Beth Spitznagel;Gladys Strain

  • Exposure to early life trauma is associated with adult obesity.

    John Gunstad;Robert H. Paul;Mary Beth Spitznagel;Ronald A. Cohen

  • Evidence of executive dysfunction in extremely obese adolescents: a pilot study.

    Kristine Lee Lokken;Abbe Gayle Boeka;Heather M. Austin;John Gunstad

  • Endothelial Function and White Matter Hyperintensities in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease

    Karin F. Hoth;David F. Tate;Athena Poppas;Daniel E. Forman;Daniel E. Forman

  • A preliminary examination of gut microbiota, sleep, and cognitive flexibility in healthy older adults.

    Jason R. Anderson;Ian Carroll;M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril;Amber D. Rochette

  • Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor is associated with cognitive function in healthy older adults.

    John Gunstad;Andreana Benitez;Joseph Smith;Ellen Glickman

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Beth Spitznagel
Mary Beth Spitznagel Kent State University
Ronald A. Cohen
Ronald A. Cohen University of Florida
Joel W. Hughes
Joel W. Hughes Kent State University
Lawrence H. Sweet
Lawrence H. Sweet University of Georgia
Evian Gordon
Evian Gordon University of Sydney
Angela L. Jefferson
Angela L. Jefferson Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Naftali Raz
Naftali Raz Stony Brook University
Julie A. Suhr
Julie A. Suhr Ohio University
Leanne M. Williams
Leanne M. Williams Stanford University
John E. McGeary
John E. McGeary Brown University

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