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Overview

Martha B. Denckla is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Statistics and Probability, Epidemiology, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's work focuses on a variety of topics, particularly:

  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
  • Cognitive and Developmental Aspects of Mathematical Skills
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

Martha B. Denckla has published research across several venues, including:

  • Mind Brain and Education
  • Child Neuropsychology
  • Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Recent notable papers include:

  • Beyond Learning About the Brain: A Situated Approach to Training Teachers in Mind, Brain, and Education, 2020, Mind Brain and Education
  • Inter-rater Reliability of the Revised Physical and Neurological Examination of Subtle Signs (PANESS) scored using video review, 2022, Child Neuropsychology
  • Construct Validity and Reliability of the Revised Physical and Neurological Examination of Subtle Signs (PANESS) Gaits and Stations Measures, 2021, Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Frequent collaborators include:

  • E. Mark Mahone
  • Beth S. Slomine
  • Stacy J. Suskauer
  • Lisa Carey
  • Jonathan D. Schmidt

Best Publications

  • A neuropsychological theory of positive affect and its influence on cognition.

    F. Gregory Ashby;Alice M. Isen;And U. Turken

  • Rapid ‘automatized’ naming (R.A.N.): Dyslexia differentiated from other learning disabilities

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  • Cognitive profiles of difficult-to-remediate and readily remediated poor readers : Early intervention as a vehicle for distinguishing between cognitive and experiential deficits as basic causes of specific Reading disability

    Frank R. Vellutino;Donna M. Scanlon;Edward R. Sipay;Sheila G. Small

  • Brain development, gender and IQ in children A volumetric imaging study

    Allan L. Reiss;Michael T. Abrams;Harvey S. Singer;Judith L. Ross

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Rapid "automatized" naming of pictured objects, colors, letters and numbers by normal children.

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  • Dyspraxia in autism: association with motor, social, and communicative deficits

    M A Dziuk;J C Gidley Larson;A Apostu;E M Mahone

  • Motor Signs Distinguish Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome from Controls

    Eva M. Jansiewicz;Melissa C. Goldberg;Craig J. Newschaffer;Martha B. Denckla

  • Smaller prefrontal and premotor volumes in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Stewart H Mostofsky;Karen L Cooper;Wendy R Kates;Martha B Denckla

  • A theory and model of executive function: A neuropsychological perspective.

    Martha Bridge Denckla

  • Volumetric MRI changes in basal ganglia of children with Tourette's syndrome

    H. S. Singer;A. L. Reiss;J. E. Brown;E. H. Aylward

  • Validity of the behavior rating inventory of executive function in children with ADHD and/or Tourette syndrome

    E. Mark Mahone;Paul T. Cirino;Paul T. Cirino;Laurie E. Cutting;Laurie E. Cutting;Paula M. Cerrone;Paula M. Cerrone

  • Subtle executive impairment in children with autism and children with ADHD

    M. C. Goldberg;M. C. Goldberg;S. H. Mostofsky;S. H. Mostofsky;L. E. Cutting;L. E. Cutting;E. M. Mahone;E. M. Mahone

  • Basal ganglia volumes in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Elizabeth H. Aylward;Allan L. Reiss;Mark J. Reader;Harvey S. Singer

  • Evaluation of cerebellar size in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

    Stewart H. Mostofsky;Allan L. Reiss;Paula Lockhart;Martha Bridge Denckla

  • Developmental dyspraxia is not limited to imitation in children with autism spectrum disorders.

    Stewart H. Mostofsky;Prachi Dubey;Vandna K. Jerath;Eva M. Jansiewicz

  • Dyslexia: regional differences in brain electrical activity by topographic mapping.

    Frank H. Duffy;Frank H. Duffy;Martha B. Denckla;Peter H. Bartels;Giulio Sandini

  • fMRI evidence that the neural basis of response inhibition is task-dependent.

    Stewart H Mostofsky;Joanna G.B Schafer;Michael T Abrams;Michael T Abrams;Melissa C Goldberg;Melissa C Goldberg

  • Corpus callosum morphology in children with Tourette syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

    T. L. Baumgardner;H. S. Singer;M. B. Denckla;M. A. Rubin

  • History and significance of rapid automatized naming

    Martha Bridge Denckla;Laurie E. Cutting

  • Computerized tomography and neuropsychological test measures in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    David Behar;Judith L. Rapoport;Carol J. Berg;Martha B. Denckla

  • Evidence that response inhibition is a primary deficit in ADHD

    Ericka L. Wodka;Ericka L. Wodka;Ericka L. Wodka;E. Mark Mahone;Joanna G. Blankner;Jennifer C.Gidley Larson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stewart H. Mostofsky
Stewart H. Mostofsky Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
E. Mark Mahone
E. Mark Mahone Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Laurie E. Cutting
Laurie E. Cutting Vanderbilt University
Allan L. Reiss
Allan L. Reiss Stanford University
Harvey S. Singer
Harvey S. Singer Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
James J. Pekar
James J. Pekar Kennedy Krieger Institute
Michèle M.M. Mazzocco
Michèle M.M. Mazzocco University of Minnesota
Roma A. Vasa
Roma A. Vasa Kennedy Krieger Institute
Rebecca Landa
Rebecca Landa Kennedy Krieger Institute
Wendy R. Kates
Wendy R. Kates SUNY Upstate Medical University

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