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Overview

Marilyn S. Albert is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work extensively covers topics related to dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, advanced MRI techniques and applications, S100 proteins and annexins, as well as Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments.

Recent publications by Marilyn S. Albert include:

  • Longitudinal Associations of Blood Phosphorylated Tau181 and Neurofilament Light Chain With Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer Disease, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • Challenges and Opportunities with Causal Discovery Algorithms: Application to Alzheimer's Pathophysiology, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Sex and APOE ε4 allele differences in longitudinal white matter microstructure in multiple cohorts of aging and Alzheimer's disease, 2024, Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • WMH Contributions to Cognitive Impairment: Rationale and Design of the Diverse VCID Study, 2024, Stroke
  • Genetic variants beyond amyloid and tau associated with cognitive decline, 2020, Neurology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Marilyn S. Albert include:

  • Anja Soldan
  • Andrew J. Saykin
  • Corinne Pettigrew
  • Michael W. Weiner
  • Arthur W. Toga

Marilyn S. Albert has published extensively in several venues, with multiple publications in Alzheimer s & Dementia, Neurobiology of Aging, Neurology, and Human Brain Mapping, as well as JAMA Neurology.

Best Publications

  • An automated labeling system for subdividing the human cerebral cortex on MRI scans into gyral based regions of interest.

    Rahul S. Desikan;Florent Ségonne;Bruce Fischl;Bruce Fischl;Brian T. Quinn

  • Whole brain segmentation: automated labeling of neuroanatomical structures in the human brain.

    Bruce Fischl;David H. Salat;Evelina Busa;Marilyn Albert

  • Frontotemporal lobar degeneration A consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria

    D. Neary;J. S. Snowden;L. Gustafson;U. Passant

  • Mild cognitive impairment--beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment.

    B. Winblad;K. Palmer;Miia Kivipelto;V. Jelic

  • The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI): MRI methods.

    Clifford R. Jack;Matt A. Bernstein;Nick C. Fox;Paul Thompson

  • 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

    Marilyn S. Albert;Steven T. DeKosky;Dennis Dickson;Bruno Dubois

  • Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease in a Community Population of Older Persons: Higher Than Previously Reported

    Denis A. Evans;H. Harris Funkenstein;Marilyn S. Albert;Paul A. Scherr;Paul A. Scherr

  • 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

  • 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

  • Reliability of MRI-derived measurements of human cerebral cortical thickness: the effects of field strength, scanner upgrade and manufacturer.

    Xiao Han;Jorge Jovicich;David Salat;Andre van der Kouwe

  • Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

    Y. Iturria-Medina;R. C. Sotero;P. J. Toussaint;J. M. Mateos-Pérez

  • Social relationships, social support, and patterns of cognitive aging in healthy, high-functioning older adults: MacArthur studies of successful aging.

    Teresa E. Seeman;Tina M. Lusignolo;Marilyn Albert;Lisa Berkman

  • Maintenance, reserve and compensation: the cognitive neuroscience of healthy ageing

    Roberto Cabeza;Marilyn Albert;Sylvie Belleville;Fergus I. M. Craik

  • 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

  • Increased hippocampal activation in mild cognitive impairment compared to normal aging and AD

    B. C. Dickerson;D. H. Salat;D. N. Greve;E. F. Chua

  • Reduction of hippocampal hyperactivity improves cognition in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Arnold Bakker;Gregory L. Krauss;Marilyn S. Albert;Caroline L. Speck

  • Alterations in Memory Networks in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: An Independent Component Analysis

    Kim A. Celone;Vince D. Calhoun;Bradford C. Dickerson;Alireza Atri

  • Use of structural magnetic resonance imaging to predict who will get Alzheimer's disease.

    Ronald J. Killiany;Teresa Gomez-Isla;Mark Moss;Ron Kikinis

  • Alpha-2 macroglobulin is genetically associated with Alzheimer disease.

    Deborah Blacker;Marsha A. Wilcox;Nan M. Laird;Linda Rodes

  • Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease in a Community Population of Older Persons

    Denis A. Evans;H. Harris Funkenstein;Marilyn S. Albert;Paul A. Scherr

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah Blacker
Deborah Blacker Harvard University
Reisa A. Sperling
Reisa A. Sperling Brigham and Women's Hospital
Yaakov Stern
Yaakov Stern Columbia University
Susumu Mori
Susumu Mori Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ronald J. Killiany
Ronald J. Killiany Boston University
Jason Brandt
Jason Brandt Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ronald C. Petersen
Ronald C. Petersen University of Pennsylvania
Constantine G. Lyketsos
Constantine G. Lyketsos Johns Hopkins University
John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis
Rebecca F. Gottesman
Rebecca F. Gottesman Johns Hopkins University

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