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Natalie L. Denburg

Natalie L. Denburg

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
9317
World Ranking
8235
National Ranking
3533

Psychology

D-Index
39
Citations
9319
World Ranking
8433
National Ranking
4504

Overview

Natalie L. Denburg is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a concentrated focus on clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, social psychology, neuropsychology and physiological psychology, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics related to aging and cognition, including aging and gerontology research, psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, dementia and cognitive impairment research, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, circadian rhythm and melatonin, tryptophan and brain disorders, and sleep and related disorders.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • The Lancet Neurology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Women & Aging
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Natalie L. Denburg include:

  • Safety and efficacy of pioglitazone for the delay of cognitive impairment in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease (TOMMORROW): a prognostic biomarker study and a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (2021) - The Lancet Neurology
  • The Role of Emotional vs. Cognitive Intelligence in Economic Decision-Making Amongst Older Adults (2020) - Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • The influence of social support on cognitive health in older women: a Women's Health Initiative study (2021) - Journal of Women & Aging
  • Reduced Retinal Thickness Predicts Age-Related Changes in Cognitive Function (2020) - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Interoception, Affect, and Cognition in Older Adults (2023) - Experimental Aging Research

Their research outputs often involve collaboration with recurring coauthors such as Daniel Tranel, James R. Burke, Marilyn Steinbach, Tricia K. Neppl, and Emily B.K. Thomas.

Natalie L. Denburg's expertise and research cover a multidisciplinary approach combining psychological perspectives with neurobiological and clinical insights to explore cognitive and emotional processes affecting older adults and individuals at risk of neurodegenerative diseases.

Best Publications

  • Decision-making deficits, linked to a dysfunctional ventromedial prefrontal cortex, revealed in alcohol and stimulant abusers.

    Antoine Bechara;Sara Dolan;Natalie Denburg;Andrea Hindes

  • Exploring the neurological substrate of emotional and social intelligence.

    Reuven Bar-On;Daniel Tranel;Natalie L. Denburg;Antoine Bechara

  • Asymmetric functional roles of right and left ventromedial prefrontal cortices in social conduct, decision-making, and emotional processing.

    Daniel Tranel;Antoine Bechara;Natalie L Denburg

  • The ability to decide advantageously declines prematurely in some normal older persons

    N.L. Denburg;D. Tranel;A. Bechara

  • Evidence for preserved emotional memory in normal older persons.

    Natalie L. Denburg;Tony W. Buchanan;Daniel Tranel;Ralph Adolphs

  • Economic games quantify diminished sense of guilt in patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex

    Ian Krajbich;Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel;Natalie L. Denburg

  • Network measures predict neuropsychological outcome after brain injury

    David E. Warren;Jonathan D. Power;Joel Bruss;Natalie L. Denburg

  • The Orbitofrontal Cortex, Real-World Decision Making, and Normal Aging

    Natalie L. Denburg;Catherine A. Cole;Michael Hernandez;Torricia H. Yamada

  • Does gender play a role in functional asymmetry of ventromedial prefrontal cortex

    Daniel Tranel;Hanna Damasio;Natalie L. Denburg;Antoine Bechara

  • Adult norms for the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test and for supplemental recognition and matching trials from the Extended Complex Figure Test.

    Philip S. Fastenau;Natalie L. Denburg;Bradley J. Hufford

  • The amygdala's role in long-term declarative memory for gist and detail.

    Ralph Adolphs;Natalie L. Denburg;Daniel Tranel

  • Impaired Emotional Declarative Memory Following Unilateral Amygdala Damage

    Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel;Natalie Denburg

  • Trajectory of risky decision making for potential gains and losses from ages 5 to 85.

    Joshua A. Weller;Irwin P. Levin;Natalie L. Denburg

  • Psychophysiological anticipation of positive outcomes promotes advantageous decision-making in normal older persons.

    Natalie L. Denburg;Emily C. Recknor;Antoine Bechara;Daniel Tranel

  • Parallel short forms for the Boston Naming Test : Psychometric properties and norms for older adults

    Philip S. Fastenau;Natalie L. Denburg;Beth A. Mauer

  • Inhibitory changes after age 60 and their relationship to measures of attention and memory.

    Carol C. Persad;Norman Abeles;Rose T. Zacks;Natalie L. Denburg

  • Declarative memory is critical for sustained advantageous complex decision-making

    Rupa Gupta;Melissa C. Duff;Natalie L. Denburg;Neal J. Cohen

  • Neuropsychological Outcomes of Older Breast Cancer Survivors: Cognitive Features Ten or More Years After Chemotherapy

    B.A. Torricia H. Yamada;Natalie L. Denburg;Leigh J. Beglinger;Susan K. Schultz

  • Medial pfc damage abolishes the self-reference effect

    Carissa L. Philippi;Melissa C. Duff;Natalie L. Denburg;Daniel Tranel

  • Verbal and Nonverbal Emotional Memory Following Unilateral Amygdala Damage

    Tony W. Buchanan;Natalie L. Denburg;Daniel Tranel;Ralph Adolphs

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Tranel
Daniel Tranel University of Iowa
Antoine Bechara
Antoine Bechara University of Southern California
Ralph Adolphs
Ralph Adolphs California Institute of Technology
Melissa C. Duff
Melissa C. Duff Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Leigh J. Beglinger
Leigh J. Beglinger University of Iowa
Tony W. Buchanan
Tony W. Buchanan Saint Louis University
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Irwin P. Levin
Irwin P. Levin University of Iowa
Linda Van Horn
Linda Van Horn Northwestern University
Judith K. Ockene
Judith K. Ockene University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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