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Sharon L. Naismith

Sharon L. Naismith

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Psychology

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Medicine

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Overview

Sharon L. Naismith is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research spans a range of fields primarily within medicine and neuroscience, contributing extensively to subfields including cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, experimental and cognitive psychology, physiology, and neurology.

The scientist's work focuses on several prominent topics:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Restless Legs Syndrome Research

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sharon L. Naismith include:

  • Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disturbances and depression in young people: implications for prevention and early intervention (2021), published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Association of Daily Step Count and Intensity With Incident Dementia in 78 430 Adults Living in the UK (2022), published in JAMA Neurology
  • Objective measurement of sleep in mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), published in Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • Safety of higher doses of melatonin in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021), published in Journal of Pineal Research
  • Circadian depression: A mood disorder phenotype (2021), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Frequent collaborators include researchers such as Loren Mowszowski, Camilla M. Hoyos, A D'Rozario, Ronald R. Grunstein, and Ian B. Hickie. These collaborations have contributed to a strong body of work across various topics related to sleep, cognition, and psychiatric disorders.

Sharon L. Naismith's research is regularly published in venues that emphasize longevity and neuroscience, including:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • SLEEP Advances
  • SLEEP
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of the impact of adherence on the effectiveness of e-therapies.

    Liesje Donkin;Helen Christensen;Sharon L Naismith;Bruce Neal

  • Computerized Cognitive Training in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Nicole T.M. Hill;Loren Mowszowski;Sharon L. Naismith;Verity L. Chadwick

  • Autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of executive function

    E A Demetriou;A Lampit;D S Quintana;D S Quintana;S L Naismith

  • Reduced hippocampal volumes and memory loss in patients with early- and late-onset depression

    Ian Hickie;Sharon Naismith;Philip B. Ward;Keelin Turner

  • The neurobiology of depression in later-life: clinical, neuropsychological, neuroimaging and pathophysiological features.

    Sharon L. Naismith;Louisa M. Norrie;Loren Mowszowski;Ian B. Hickie

  • Freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease is associated with functional decoupling between the cognitive control network and the basal ganglia

    James M. Shine;Elie Matar;Philip B. Ward;Michael J. Frank

  • Development of a simple screening tool for common mental disorders in general practice.

    Ian B. Hickie;Tracey A. Davenport;Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic;Annette Koschera

  • Neuropsychological Performance in Patients With Depression is Associated With Clinical, Etiological and Genetic Risk Factors

    Sharon L. Naismith;Ian B. Hickie;Keelin Turner;Craig L. Little

  • Early intervention for cognitive decline: can cognitive training be used as a selective prevention technique?

    Lauren Mowszowski;Jennifer Batchelor;Sharon L Naismith

  • Exploring the cortical and subcortical functional magnetic resonance imaging changes associated with freezing in Parkinson's disease

    James M. Shine;Elie Matar;Philip B. Ward;Samuel J. Bolitho

  • Applying clinical staging to young people who present for mental health care.

    Ian B Hickie;Elizabeth M Scott;Daniel F Hermens;Sharon L Naismith

  • Visual misperceptions and hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: Dysfunction of attentional control networks?†‡

    James M. Shine;Glenda M. Halliday;Sharon L. Naismith;Simon J.G. Lewis

  • Rethinking the dose-response relationship between usage and outcome in an online intervention for depression: randomized controlled trial.

    Liesje Donkin;Ian B Hickie;Helen Christensen;Sharon L Naismith

  • Circadian rhythm sleep-wake disturbances and depression in young people: implications for prevention and early intervention.

    Jacob J Crouse;Joanne S Carpenter;Yun Ju C Song;Samuel J Hockey

  • The specific contributions of set-shifting to freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

    Sharon L. Naismith;James M. Shine;Simon J.G. Lewis

  • Autonomous identification of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease from lower-body segmental accelerometry

    Steven T Moore;Don A Yungher;Tiffany R Morris;Valentina Dilda

  • Association of Daily Step Count and Intensity With Incident Dementia in 78 430 Adults Living in the UK

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  • Neurobehavioral functioning in obstructive sleep apnea: differential effects of sleep quality, hypoxemia and subjective sleepiness.

    S. Naismith;V. Winter;H. Gotsopoulos;I. Hickie

  • Disability in major depression related to self-rated and objectively-measured cognitive deficits: A preliminary study

    Sharon L Naismith;Wendy A Longley;Elizabeth M Scott;Ian B Hickie

  • Impaired MMN/P3a complex in first-episode psychosis: Cognitive and psychosocial associations

    Daniel F. Hermens;Philip B. Ward;Philip B. Ward;M. Antoinette Redoblado Hodge;Manreena Kaur

  • A meta-analysis of neuropsychological functioning in first-episode bipolar disorders

    Rico S.C. Lee;Rico S.C. Lee;Daniel F. Hermens;Jan Scott;M. Antoinette Redoblado-Hodge

  • Late-onset depression: genetic, vascular and clinical contributions

    I. Hickie;E. Scott;S. Naismith;P. B. Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney
Simon J.G. Lewis
Simon J.G. Lewis Macquarie University
Daniel F. Hermens
Daniel F. Hermens University of the Sunshine Coast
Jim Lagopoulos
Jim Lagopoulos University of the Sunshine Coast
James M. Shine
James M. Shine University of Sydney
Ronald R. Grunstein
Ronald R. Grunstein Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Adam J. Guastella
Adam J. Guastella University of Sydney
Philip B. Ward
Philip B. Ward University of New South Wales
Jan Scott
Jan Scott Newcastle University
Courtney C. Walton
Courtney C. Walton University of Melbourne

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