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Malcolm A. Binns

Malcolm A. Binns

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
9166
World Ranking
3162
National Ranking
178

Overview

Malcolm A. Binns is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a substantial body of research primarily focused on neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive impairment. Their work spans the fields of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Malcolm A. Binns has contributed frequently to several publication venues, with the highest number of papers appearing in "Alzheimer's & Dementia." Other common venues include "bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)," "Journal of Neurology," "Brain Communications," and "GeroScience."

Recent publications by this scientist include:

  • Feasibility of a continuous, multi-sensor remote health monitoring approach in persons living with neurodegenerative disease, 2021, Journal of Neurology
  • The Quality Assurance and Quality Control Protocol for Neuropsychological Data Collection and Curation in the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI) Study, 2020, Assessment
  • Association of plasma biomarkers with cognition, cognitive decline, and daily function across and within neurodegenerative diseases: Results from the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative, 2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Cognitive correlates of antisaccade behaviour across multiple neurodegenerative diseases, 2023, Brain Communications
  • Accuracy of a Self-Administered Online Cognitive Assessment in Detecting Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, 2021, The Journals of Gerontology Series B

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including Sandra E. Black, Richard H. Swartz, Morris Freedman, Mario Masellis, and Robert Bartha.

Best Publications

  • Staying on the job: the frontal lobes control individual performance variability.

    Donald T Stuss;Kelly J Murphy;Malcolm A Binns;Michael P Alexander

  • The effects of focal anterior and posterior brain lesions on verbal fluency

    Donald Thomas Stuss;Michael Paxson Alexander;Lisa Hamer;Carole Palumbo

  • Effects of Focal Frontal Lesions on Response Inhibition

    Terence W. Picton;Donald T. Stuss;Michael P. Alexander;Michael P. Alexander;Tim Shallice

  • The benefits associated with volunteering among seniors: : A critical review and recommendations for future research

    Nicole D. Anderson;Thecla Damianakis;Edeltraut Kröger;Laura M. Wagner

  • Assessing the auditory dual-pathway model in humans.

    Stephen R Arnott;Malcolm A Binns;Cheryl L Grady;Claude Alain

  • Multiple frontal systems controlling response speed

    Donald T. Stuss;Michael P. Alexander;Michael P. Alexander;Michael P. Alexander;Tim Shallice;Tim Shallice;Terence W. Picton

  • Cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly: effects on strategic behavior in relation to goal management.

    Brian Levine;Donald T. Stuss;Gordon Winocur;Malcolm A. Binns

  • An effect of spatial-temporal association of response codes: understanding the cognitive representations of time.

    Antonino Vallesi;Malcolm A. Binns;Tim Shallice;Tim Shallice

  • The effects of the anti-cancer drugs, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil, on cognitive function in mice.

    Gordon Winocur;Janette Vardy;Malcolm A Binns;Leslie Kerr

  • Orbitofrontal function, object alternation and perseveration.

    Morris Freedman;Sandra Black;Patricia Ebert;Malcolm Binns

  • The acute period of recovery from traumatic brain injury: posttraumatic amnesia or posttraumatic confusional state?

    Donald T. Stuss;Malcolm A. Binns;Fiona G. Carruth;Brian Levine

  • Apathy symptom profile and behavioral associations in frontotemporal dementia vs dementia of Alzheimer type.

    Tiffany W. Chow;Malcolm A. Binns;Jeffrey L. Cummings;Isabel Lam

  • Cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly: Effects on memory

    Fergus I.M. Craik;Gordon Winocur;Heather Palmer;Malcolm A. Binns

  • Cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease Impact of spirituality, religiosity, and QOL

    Yakir Kaufman;David Anaki;Malcolm Binns;Morris Freedman

  • Anxiety symptoms in amnestic mild cognitive impairment are associated with medial temporal atrophy and predict conversion to Alzheimer disease.

    Linda Mah;Malcolm A. Binns;David C. Steffens

  • Fractionalization and localization of distinct frontal lobe processes: Evidence from focal lesions in humans

    Donald T. Stuss;Michael P. Alexander;Darlene Floden;Malcolm A. Binns

  • Potential Interactions between Herbal Medicines and Conventional Drug Therapies Used by Older Adults Attending a Memory Clinic

    Julie M. Dergal;Jennifer L. Gold;Dara A. Laxer;Monica S. W. Lee

  • Dissociations within the anterior attentional system: effects of task complexity and irrelevant information on reaction time speed and accuracy.

    Donald T Stuss;Malcolm A Binns;Kelly J Murphy;Michael P Alexander

  • Effects of bilingualism on the age of onset and progression of MCI and AD: Evidence from executive function tests.

    Ellen Bialystok;Fergus I. M. Craik;Malcolm A. Binns;Lynn Ossher

  • Effects of hearing aid amplification and stimulus intensity on cortical auditory evoked potentials.

    Curtis J. Billings;Kelly L. Tremblay;Pamela E. Souza;Malcolm A. Binns

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald T. Stuss
Donald T. Stuss University of Toronto
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
Brian Levine
Brian Levine University of Toronto
Gordon Winocur
Gordon Winocur University of Toronto
Morris Freedman
Morris Freedman University of Toronto
Michael P. Alexander
Michael P. Alexander Harvard University
Deirdre R. Dawson
Deirdre R. Dawson University of Toronto
Richard H. Swartz
Richard H. Swartz Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Stephen C. Strother
Stephen C. Strother University of Toronto
Mario Masellis
Mario Masellis Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

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