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Neil Roberts is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily spanning the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Engineering. Their work intersects various subfields including Radiation, Aerospace Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics related to Nuclear Physics and Applications, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, and additionally, in areas such as CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Biomedical Ethics and Regulation.

Among their frequent collaborators are David J. Thomas, A. Boso, C. Thiam, Hui Zhang, and M. Bunce, with repeated coauthorship indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Neil Roberts has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Call for More Effective Regulation of Clinical Trials with Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Consisting of or Containing Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union" (2021, Human Gene Therapy)
  • "Depicting corrosion-born defects in pipelines with combined neutron/γ ray backscatter: a biomimetic approach" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Results of the EURADOS international comparison exercise on neutron spectra unfolding in Bonner spheres spectrometry" (2022, Radiation Measurements)
  • "Investigation of digital electronics for the NPL Bonner Sphere Spectrometer" (2020, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment)
  • "SPatiotemporal-ENcoded acoustic radiation force imaging of focused ultrasound" (2023, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience)

The venues where Neil Roberts frequently publishes include Metrologia, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal of Physics Conference Series, Human Gene Therapy, and Radiation Measurements. This suggests a concentration in specialist journals related to measurement science, nuclear instrumentation, and applied physics.

Best Publications

  • Vicarious responses to pain in anterior cingulate cortex: is empathy a multisensory issue?

    India Morrison;Donna Lloyd;Giuseppe Di Pellegrino;Neil Roberts

  • Voxel‐based morphometry of temporal lobe epilepsy: An introduction and review of the literature

    Simon Sean Keller;Neil Roberts

  • Face processing impairments after encephalitis: amygdala damage and recognition of fear.

    Paul Broks;Paul Broks;Andrew W. Young;Elizabeth J. Maratos;Peter J. Coffey

  • Voxel-based morphometry reveals increased gray matter density in Broca's area in male symphony orchestra musicians

    Vanessa Sluming;Thomas R. Barrick;Matthew Howard;Matthew Howard;Enis Cezayirli

  • fMRI of thermal pain: effects of stimulus laterality and attention.

    Jonathan C. W. Brooks;Turo J. Nurmikko;William E. Bimson;Krish Devi Singh

  • The neural system that mediates familiarity memory.

    Daniela Montaldi;Tom J. Spencer;Neil Roberts;Andrew R. Mayes

  • Structural and functional asymmetry of lateral Heschl's gyrus reflects pitch perception preference

    Peter Schneider;Vanessa Sluming;Vanessa Sluming;Neil Roberts;Michael Scherg

  • Under what conditions is recognition spared relative to recall after selective hippocampal damage in humans

    JS Holdstock;AR Mayes;Neil Roberts;E Cezayirli

  • Sparing of the familiarity component of recognition memory in a patient with hippocampal pathology

    John Patrick Aggleton;Seralynne Denise Vann;Christine Denby;Sophie Dix

  • Ventromedial prefrontal volume predicts understanding of others and social network size.

    Penelope A. Lewis;Penelope A. Lewis;Roozbeh Rezaie;Rachel Brown;Neil Roberts

  • A disproportionate role for the fornix and mammillary bodies in recall versus recognition memory

    Dimitris Tsivilis;Seralynne Denise Vann;Christine Denby;Neil Roberts

  • Relative sparing of item recognition memory in a patient with adult-onset damage limited to the hippocampus.

    AR Mayes;JS Holdstock;CL Isaac;NM Hunkin

  • Broca's Area Supports Enhanced Visuospatial Cognition in Orchestral Musicians

    Vanessa Sluming;Jonathan Brooks;Matthew Howard;John Joseph Downes

  • Broca’s area: Nomenclature, anatomy, typology and asymmetry

    Simon S. Keller;Timothy Crow;Anne Foundas;Katrin Amunts

  • A comparison of egocentric and allocentric spatial memory in a patient with selective hippocampal damage

    JS Holdstock;AR Mayes;E Cezayirli;CL Isaac

  • Voxel based morphometry of grey matter abnormalities in patients with medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy: effects of side of seizure onset and epilepsy duration

    S S Keller;U C Wieshmann;C E Mackay;C E Denby

  • New human-specific brain landmark: The depth asymmetry of superior temporal sulcus

    François Leroy;Qing Cai;Stephanie L. Bogart;Jessica Dubois

  • Voxel-based morphometric comparison of hippocampal and extrahippocampal abnormalities in patients with left and right hippocampal atrophy.

    Simon S. Keller;Clare E. Mackay;Thomas R. Barrick;Udo C. Wieshmann

  • Item Recognition Is Less Impaired Than Recall and Associative Recognition in a Patient With Selective Hippocampal Damage.

    JS Holdstock;AR Mayes;QY Gong;Neil Roberts

  • UNBIASED ESTIMATION OF HUMAN-BODY COMPOSITION BY THE CAVALIERI METHOD USING MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING

    N. Roberts;L. M. Cruz-Orive;N. M. K. Reid;D. A. Brodie

Frequent Co-Authors

Clare E. Mackay
Clare E. Mackay University of Oxford
Qiyong Gong
Qiyong Gong Sichuan University
Simon S. Keller
Simon S. Keller University of Liverpool
Daniela Montaldi
Daniela Montaldi University of Manchester
Andrew R. Mayes
Andrew R. Mayes University of Manchester
Thomas R. Barrick
Thomas R. Barrick St George's, University of London
Mark E. Bastin
Mark E. Bastin University of Edinburgh
William D. Hopkins
William D. Hopkins University of Wisconsin–Madison
Krish D. Singh
Krish D. Singh Cardiff University
Donna M. Lloyd
Donna M. Lloyd University of Leeds

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