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Matthew F. S. Rushworth

Matthew F. S. Rushworth

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Neuroscience

D-Index
118
Citations
56889
World Ranking
405
National Ranking
53

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Matthew F. S. Rushworth is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of neuroscience with a strong emphasis on cognitive neuroscience. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, social psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The topics covered in their research are diverse. Key areas include neural dynamics and brain function, neural and behavioral psychology studies, functional brain connectivity studies, memory and neural mechanisms, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, and decision-making and behavioral economics.

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Matthew F. S. Rushworth include:

  • Medial and orbital frontal cortex in decision-making and flexible behavior, 2022, Neuron
  • Activation and disruption of a neural mechanism for novel choice in monkeys, 2021, Nature
  • Global reward state affects learning and activity in raphe nucleus and anterior insula in monkeys, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Combining brain perturbation and neuroimaging in non-human primates, 2021, NeuroImage
  • A Common Space Approach to Comparative Neuroscience, 2021, Annual Review of Neuroscience

The scientist frequently publishes in a range of academic venues. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Neuron
  • eLife
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaborations are a vital aspect of their research network. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Miriam C. Klein-Flügge
  • Nima Khalighinejad
  • Jérôme Sallet
  • Lennart Verhagen
  • Luke Priestley

In 2019, Matthew F. S. Rushworth was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Probabilistic diffusion tractography with multiple fibre orientations: What can we gain?

    Behrens Tej.;H J Berg;S Jbabdi;Rushworth Mfs.

  • Learning the value of information in an uncertain world

    Timothy E J Behrens;Mark W Woolrich;Mark E Walton;Matthew F S Rushworth;Matthew F S Rushworth

  • Frontal cortex and reward-guided learning and decision-making.

    Matthew F.S. Rushworth;Matthew F.S. Rushworth;MaryAnn P. Noonan;MaryAnn P. Noonan;Erie D. Boorman;Erie D. Boorman;Erie D. Boorman;Mark E. Walton;Mark E. Walton

  • Action sets and decisions in the medial frontal cortex

    M.F.S. Rushworth;M.F.S. Rushworth;M.E. Walton;S.W. Kennerley;D.M. Bannerman

  • Optimal decision making and the anterior cingulate cortex.

    Steven W Kennerley;Mark E Walton;Timothy E J Behrens;Timothy E J Behrens;Mark J Buckley

  • Associative learning of social value

    Timothy E. J. Behrens;Laurence T. Hunt;Laurence T. Hunt;Mark W. Woolrich;Matthew F. S. Rushworth;Matthew F. S. Rushworth

  • Choice, uncertainty and value in prefrontal and cingulate cortex

    Matthew F S Rushworth;Timothy E J Behrens

  • The role of ipsilateral premotor cortex in hand movement after stroke

    Heidi Johansen-Berg;Matthew F. S. Rushworth;Marko D. Bogdanovic;Udo Kischka

  • Connectivity-Based Parcellation of Human Cingulate Cortex and Its Relation to Functional Specialization

    Matthias Beckmann;Heidi Johansen-Berg;Matthew F. S. Rushworth

  • On the relationship between the "default mode network" and the "social brain".

    Rogier B. Mars;Rogier B. Mars;Rogier B. Mars;Franz-Xaver Neubert;MaryAnn P. Noonan;MaryAnn P. Noonan;Jerome Sallet;Jerome Sallet

  • Changes in connectivity profiles define functionally-distinct regions in human medial frontal cortex

    H. Johansen-Berg;T. E. J. Behrens;M. D. Robson;I. Drobnjak

  • How Green Is the Grass on the Other Side? Frontopolar Cortex and the Evidence in Favor of Alternative Courses of Action

    Erie D. Boorman;Timothy E.J. Behrens;Mark W. Woolrich;Matthew F.S. Rushworth

  • Separate neural pathways process different decision costs

    Peter H Rudebeck;Mark E Walton;Angharad N Smyth;David M Bannerman

  • Neural mechanisms of foraging.

    Nils Kolling;Timothy E. J. Behrens;Rogier B. Mars;Matthew F. S. Rushworth

  • Semantic Processing in the Left Inferior Prefrontal Cortex: A Combined Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study

    Joseph T. Devlin;Paul M. Matthews;Matthew F. S. Rushworth

  • Effort-Based Cost–Benefit Valuation and the Human Brain

    Paula L Croxson;Mark E Walton;Jill X O'Reilly;Timothy E J Behrens

  • Anatomical connectivity of the subgenual cingulate region targeted with deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.

    H. Johansen-Berg;D. A. Gutman;T. E. J. Behrens;P. M. Matthews;P. M. Matthews;P. M. Matthews

  • Functional Specialization within Medial Frontal Cortex of the Anterior Cingulate for Evaluating Effort-Related Decisions

    Mark E. Walton;David M. Bannerman;Karin Alterescu;Matthew F. S. Rushworth

  • Role of the Human Medial Frontal Cortex in Task Switching: A Combined fMRI and TMS Study

    M.F.S. Rushworth;K. A. Hadland;T. Paus;P. K. Sipila

  • Contrasting roles for cingulate and orbitofrontal cortex in decisions and social behaviour

    M.F.S. Rushworth;T.E.J. Behrens;T.E.J. Behrens;P.H. Rudebeck;M.E. Walton

  • Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain

    Matthew F.S. Rushworth;Mark E. Walton

Frequent Co-Authors

Rogier B. Mars
Rogier B. Mars University of Oxford
Jerome Sallet
Jerome Sallet University of Oxford
Timothy E.J. Behrens
Timothy E.J. Behrens University of Oxford
Mark E. Walton
Mark E. Walton University of Oxford
Lennart Verhagen
Lennart Verhagen Radboud University
Richard E. Passingham
Richard E. Passingham University of Oxford
Heidi Johansen-Berg
Heidi Johansen-Berg University of Oxford
David M. Bannerman
David M. Bannerman University of Oxford
Anna C. Nobre
Anna C. Nobre Yale University
Peter H. Rudebeck
Peter H. Rudebeck Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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