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  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Ravi S. Menon is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and has a significant research footprint in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, notably Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Social Psychology, and Epidemiology.

Their research focuses on several main topics including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Ravi S. Menon's recent papers cover diverse areas of neuroscience and clinical research. Notable publications include:

  • "Accelerating the Evolution of Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging," 2020, Neuron
  • "Divergence of rodent and primate medial frontal cortex functional connectivity," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Effect of chicory inulin-type fructan-containing snack bars on the human gut microbiota in low dietary fiber consumers in a randomized crossover trial," 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Effect of fructans, prebiotics and fibres on the human gut microbiome assessed by 16S rRNA-based approaches: a review," 2020, Beneficial Microbes
  • "Repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in mice triggers a slowly developing cascade of long-term and persistent behavioral deficits and pathological changes," 2021, Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Stefan Everling, Kyle M. Gilbert, David J. Schaeffer, Joseph S. Gati, and Yuki Hori, reflecting collaborative efforts across multiple neuroscience disciplines.

Publication venues where Ravi S. Menon frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • NeuroImage
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

In recognition of their contributions, Ravi S. Menon was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • INTRINSIC SIGNAL CHANGES ACCOMPANYING SENSORY STIMULATION: FUNCTIONAL BRAIN MAPPING WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

    Seiji Ogawa;David W. Tank;Ravi Menon;Jutta M. Ellermann

  • Functional brain mapping by blood oxygenation level-dependent contrast magnetic resonance imaging. A comparison of signal characteristics with a biophysical model.

    S. Ogawa;R. S. Menon;D. W. Tank;S. G. Kim

  • Dissociating pain from its anticipation in the human brain.

    A Ploghaus;I Tracey;J S Gati;S Clare

  • Resting-state networks show dynamic functional connectivity in awake humans and anesthetized macaques.

    R. Matthew Hutchison;Thilo Womelsdorf;Joseph S. Gati;Stefan Everling

  • Visually guided grasping produces fMRI activation in dorsal but not ventral stream brain areas

    Jody C. Culham;Stacey L. Danckert;Joseph F. X. Desouza;Joseph S. Gati

  • Imaging Attentional Modulation of Pain in the Periaqueductal Gray in Humans

    Irene Tracey;Alexander Ploghaus;Joseph S. Gati;Stuart Clare

  • Neural Correlates of Traumatic Memories in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Functional MRI Investigation

    Ruth A. Lanius;Peter C. Williamson;Maria Densmore;Kristine Boksman

  • Brain activation during script-driven imagery induced dissociative responses in PTSD: a functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation.

    Ruth A Lanius;Peter C Williamson;Kristine Boksman;Maria Densmore

  • Experimental determination of the BOLD field strength dependence in vessels and tissue

    Gati Js;Menon Rs;Ugurbil K;Ugurbil K;Ugurbil K;Rutt Bk

  • Motor Area Activity During Mental Rotation Studied by Time-Resolved Single-Trial fMRI

    Wolfgang Richter;Ray Somorjai;Randy Summers;Mark Jarmasz

  • BOLD based functional MRI at 4 Tesla includes a capillary bed contribution: echo-planar imaging correlates with previous optical imaging using intrinsic signals

    Ravi S. Menon;Seiji Ogawa;Xiaoping Hu;John P. Strupp

  • Haptic study of three-dimensional objects activates extrastriate visual areas

    Thomas W. James;G.Keith Humphrey;Joseph S. Gati;Philip Servos

  • Cerebral cortical representation of automatic and volitional swallowing in humans.

    Ruth E. Martin;Bradley G. Goodyear;Joseph S. Gati;Ravi S. Menon;Ravi S. Menon

  • 4 Tesla gradient recalled echo characteristics of photic stimulation‐induced signal changes in the human primary visual cortex

    Ravi S. Menon;Seiji Ogawa;David W. Tank;Kamil Ugurbil

  • Functional imaging of human motor cortex at high magnetic field

    Seong-Gi Kim;J. Ashe;A. P. Georgopoulos;H. Merkle

  • Glutamate and glutamine measured with 4.0 T proton MRS in never-treated patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers.

    Jean Théberge;Robert Bartha;Dick J. Drost;Ravi S. Menon

  • Human fMRI evidence for the neural correlates of preparatory set

    Jason D. Connolly;Melvyn A. Goodale;Ravi S. Menon;Douglas P. Munoz

  • On the characteristics of functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain.

    S. Ogawa;R. S. Menon;S. G. Kim;Kamil Ugurbil

  • Recall of emotional states in posttraumatic stress disorder: an fMRI investigation.

    Ruth A Lanius;Peter C Williamson;James Hopper;Maria Densmore

  • The Nature of Traumatic Memories: A 4-T fMRI Functional Connectivity Analysis

    Ruth A. Lanius;Peter C. Williamson;Maria Densmore;Kristine Boksman

  • Imaging at high magnetic fields: initial experiences at 4 T.

    Kamil Ugurbil;Michael Garwood;Jutta M Ellermann;K. Hendrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph S. Gati
Joseph S. Gati University of Western Ontario
Robert Bartha
Robert Bartha University of Western Ontario
Stefan Everling
Stefan Everling University of Western Ontario
Richard W. J. Neufeld
Richard W. J. Neufeld University of Western Ontario
Melvyn A. Goodale
Melvyn A. Goodale University of Western Ontario
Maria Densmore
Maria Densmore University of Western Ontario
Jean Théberge
Jean Théberge University of Western Ontario
Chelsea S. Kidwell
Chelsea S. Kidwell University of Arizona
Kamil Ugurbil
Kamil Ugurbil University of Minnesota
Gregory A. Dekaban
Gregory A. Dekaban University of Western Ontario

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