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Paul Cumming is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on medical imaging techniques and applications, with a significant emphasis on neuroscience and molecular biology within the broader field of medicine. The scientist has contributed extensively to studies related to Alzheimer's disease research, traumatic brain injury, neurovascular disturbances, and neuroinflammation mechanisms.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, their work delves into several subfields such as:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Themes frequently explored in their research consist of:

  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Paul Cumming has contributed papers to several key scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Molecules
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • PubMed

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul Cumming are:

  • Molecular and Functional Imaging Studies of Psychedelic Drug Action in Animals and Humans, 2021, Molecules
  • First results on kinetic modelling and parametric imaging of dynamic 18F-FDG datasets from a long axial FOV PET scanner in oncological patients, 2022, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Feasibility of using abbreviated scan protocols with population-based input functions for accurate kinetic modeling of [18F]-FDG datasets from a long axial FOV PET scanner, 2022, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • A Review of Molecular Imaging of Glutamate Receptors, 2020, Molecules
  • Glial activation is moderated by sex in response to amyloidosis but not to tau pathology in mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases, 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Collaborations form a significant part of Paul Cumming's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Axel Rominger
  • Matthias Brendel
  • Leonie Beyer
  • Fatima Nasrallah
  • Florian Eckenweber

Best Publications

  • The use of pigs in neuroscience: modeling brain disorders.

    Nanna Marie Lind;Anette Moustgaard;Jacob Jelsing;Gabor Vajta

  • Elevated dopa decarboxylase activity in living brain of patients with psychosis

    J. Reith;C. Benkelfat;A. Sherwin;Y. Yasuhara

  • Correlation of alcohol craving with striatal dopamine synthesis capacity and D2/3 receptor availability: a combined [18F]DOPA and [18F]DMFP PET study in detoxified alcoholic patients.

    Andreas Heinz;Thomas Siessmeier;Jana Wrase;Hans Georg Buchholz

  • 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT for the Early Prediction of Response to Somatostatin Receptor–Mediated Radionuclide Therapy in Patients with Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors

    Alexander R. Haug;Christoph J. Auernhammer;Björn Wängler;Gerwin P. Schmidt

  • Meta-analysis of molecular imaging of serotonin transporters in major depression

    Gregor Gryglewski;Rupert Lanzenberger;Georg S Kranz;Paul Cumming

  • Dopamine in amygdala gates limbic processing of aversive stimuli in humans

    Thorsten Kienast;Ahmad R Hariri;Florian Schlagenhauf;Jana Wrase

  • Emerging PET Radiotracers and Targets for Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Outlook Beyond TSPO.

    Vidya Narayanaswami;Vidya Narayanaswami;Kenneth Dahl;Kenneth Dahl;Vadim Bernard-Gauthier;Lee Josephson

  • MRI-suspected low-grade glioma: is there a need to perform dynamic FET PET?

    Nathalie L. Jansen;Vera Graute;Lena Armbruster;Bogdana Suchorska

  • In Vivo Imaging of Macrophage Activity in the Coronary Arteries Using 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT: Correlation with Coronary Calcium Burden and Risk Factors

    Axel Rominger;Tobias Saam;Eva Vogl;Christopher Übleis

  • Elevated [18F]fluorodopamine turnover in brain of patients with schizophrenia: an [18F]fluorodopa/positron emission tomography study.

    Yoshitaka Kumakura;Paul Cumming;Ingo Vernaleken;Hans-Georg Buchholz

  • Methylphenidate-evoked changes in striatal dopamine correlate with inattention and impulsivity in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ☆

    Pedro Rosa-Neto;Hans C. Lou;Paul Cumming;Ole Pryds

  • MR-based statistical atlas of the Göttingen minipig brain.

    Hideaki Watanabe;Flemming Andersen;Claus Z. Simonsen;Stephen M. Evans

  • Reduced dopamine D1 receptor binding in the ventral striatum of cigarette smokers.

    Alain Dagher;Catherine Bleicher;John A.D. Aston;John A.D. Aston;Roger N. Gunn;Roger N. Gunn

  • Inverted-U-shaped correlation between dopamine receptor availability in striatum and sensation seeking

    Albert Gjedde;Yoshitaka Kumakura;Yoshitaka Kumakura;Paul Cumming;Jakob Linnet

  • Human striatal L-DOPA decarboxylase activity estimated in vivo using 6-[18F]fluoro-DOPA and positron emission tomography : error analysis and application to normal subjects

    Hiroto Kuwabara;Paul Cumming;Jakob Reith;Gabriel Léger

  • PET Studies of Cerebral Levodopa Metabolism: A Review of Clinical Findings and Modeling Approaches

    Yoshitaka Kumakura;Paul Cumming

  • ADHD: increased dopamine receptor availability linked to attention deficit and low neonatal cerebral blood flow.

    Hans C Lou;Pedro Rosa;Ole Pryds;Hanne Karrebæk

  • Automated Classification and Removal of EEG Artifacts With SVM and Wavelet-ICA

    Chong Yeh Sai;Norrima Mokhtar;Hamzah Arof;Paul Cumming

  • Subchronic haloperidol downregulates dopamine synthesis capacity in the brain of schizophrenic patients in vivo.

    Gerhard Gründer;Ingo Vernaleken;Matthias J. Müller;Eugen Davids

  • Determination of plasma [18F]-6-fluorodopa during positron emission tomography: elimination and metabolism in carbidopa treated subjects.

    B.E. Boyes;P. Cumming;W.R.W. Martin;E.G. McGeer

  • The personality trait openness is related to cerebral 5-HTT levels.

    Jan Kalbitzer;Vibe G. Frokjaer;David Erritzoe;Claus Svarer

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Gjedde
Albert Gjedde University of Copenhagen
Matthias Brendel
Matthias Brendel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hiroto Kuwabara
Hiroto Kuwabara Johns Hopkins University
Christian Haass
Christian Haass Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Pedro Rosa-Neto
Pedro Rosa-Neto McGill University
Arne Møller
Arne Møller Aarhus University
Igor Yakushev
Igor Yakushev Technical University of Munich
Florian Schlagenhauf
Florian Schlagenhauf Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael A. Rapp
Michael A. Rapp University of Potsdam
Oliver Pogarell
Oliver Pogarell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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