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Neil D. Woodward is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States, contributing extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their publication record includes significant work spanning cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, neurology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research primarily focuses on several core topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Mental Health Research Topics

Woodward has published numerous papers in high-impact journals. Some recent publications include:

  • Accelerated brain aging predicts impaired cognitive performance and greater disability in geriatric but not midlife adult depression, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Thalamocortical Anatomical Connectivity in Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Disorder, 2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Insula functional connectivity in schizophrenia, 2020, Schizophrenia Research
  • Hippocampal volume in early psychosis: a 2-year longitudinal study, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Thalamic Nuclei Volumes in Psychotic Disorders and in Youths With Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Woodward has co-authored with:

  • Stephan Heckers (54 collaborations)
  • Baxter P. Rogers (38 collaborations)
  • Anna Huang (34 collaborations)
  • Jennifer Urbano Blackford (29 collaborations)
  • Julia M. Sheffield (25 collaborations)

Their work has been published predominantly in these venues:

  • Biological Psychiatry (22 publications)
  • Schizophrenia Research (10 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (8 publications)
  • Translational Psychiatry (4 publications)
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (4 publications)

Neil D. Woodward's academic contributions are multidisciplinary, integrating advanced neuroimaging with clinical applications in psychiatry and cognitive neuroscience. Their extensive body of work reflects a sustained focus on understanding brain connectivity and its implications in psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders.

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of neuropsychological change to clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone in schizophrenia

    Neil D. Woodward;Scot E. Purdon;Herbert Y. Meltzer;David H. Zald

  • Dopaminergic Network Differences in Human Impulsivity

    Joshua W. Buckholtz;Michael T. Treadway;Ronald L. Cowan;Neil D. Woodward

  • Mesolimbic dopamine reward system hypersensitivity in individuals with psychopathic traits

    Joshua W. Buckholtz;Michael T. Treadway;Ronald L. Cowan;Neil D. Woodward

  • Thalamocortical dysconnectivity in schizophrenia.

    Neil D. Woodward;Haleh Karbasforoushan;Stephan Heckers

  • Dopaminergic mechanisms of individual differences in human effort-based decision-making.

    M. T. Treadway;J. W. Buckholtz;R. L. Cowan;N. D. Woodward

  • Functional resting-state networks are differentially affected in schizophrenia

    Neil D. Woodward;Baxter Rogers;Stephan Heckers

  • Mapping Thalamocortical Functional Connectivity in Chronic and Early Stages of Psychotic Disorders.

    Neil D. Woodward;Stephan Heckers

  • Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Psychiatric Disorders.

    Neil D. Woodward;Carissa J. Cascio

  • Review of thalamocortical resting-state fMRI studies in schizophrenia

    Monica Giraldo-Chica;Neil D. Woodward

  • Resting-State Networks in Schizophrenia

    H. Karbasforoushan;N.D. Woodward

  • A meta-analysis of cognitive change with haloperidol in clinical trials of atypical antipsychotics: dose effects and comparison to practice effects.

    Neil D. Woodward;Scot E. Purdon;Herbert Y. Meltzer;David H. Zald

  • Prefrontal-Thalamic Anatomical Connectivity and Executive Cognitive Function in Schizophrenia.

    Monica Giraldo-Chica;Baxter P. Rogers;Stephen M. Damon;Bennett A. Landman

  • BNST neurocircuitry in humans.

    Suzanne N. Avery;Jacqueline A. Clauss;Danny G. Winder;Neil D. Woodward

  • Amphetamine-induced displacement of [18F] fallypride in striatum and extrastriatal regions in humans.

    Patrizia Riccardi;Rui Li;Mohammad Sib Ansari;David Zald

  • Dopamine D2 receptor levels in striatum, thalamus, substantia nigra, limbic regions, and cortex in schizophrenic subjects.

    Robert M. Kessler;Neil D. Woodward;Patrizia Riccardi;Rui Li

  • Thalamocortical dysconnectivity in autism spectrum disorder: An analysis of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange.

    Neil D. Woodward;Monica Giraldo-Chica;Baxter Rogers;Carissa J. Cascio

  • COMT val108/158met genotype, cognitive function, and cognitive improvement with clozapine in schizophrenia.

    Neil D. Woodward;Karu Jayathilake;Herbert Y. Meltzer

  • Abnormal prefrontal cortical activity and connectivity during response selection in first episode psychosis, chronic schizophrenia, and unaffected siblings of individuals with schizophrenia

    Neil D. Woodward;Barb Waldie;Baxter Rogers;Phil Tibbo

  • Sex differences in amphetamine-induced displacement of [(18)F]fallypride in striatal and extrastriatal regions: a PET study.

    Patrizia Riccardi;David Zald;Rui Li;Sohee Park

  • Reduced gray matter volume in psychotic disorder patients with a history of childhood sexual abuse

    Julia M. Sheffield;Lisa E. Williams;Neil D. Woodward;Stephan Heckers

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan Heckers
Stephan Heckers Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Baxter P. Rogers
Baxter P. Rogers Vanderbilt University
David H. Zald
David H. Zald Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert M. Kessler
Robert M. Kessler University of Alabama at Birmingham
Warren D. Taylor
Warren D. Taylor Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alan Anticevic
Alan Anticevic Yale University
Michael T. Treadway
Michael T. Treadway Emory University
Susan M. Resnick
Susan M. Resnick National Institutes of Health
Benjamin B. Lahey
Benjamin B. Lahey University of Chicago
Sohee Park
Sohee Park Vanderbilt University

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