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Overview

Terry L. Jernigan is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and neuroscience, with significant contributions to the understanding of brain structure and function across the lifespan.

Their work includes publications in various scientific venues, reflecting a focus on neuroimaging, brain mapping, and cognitive neuroscience. Key frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cerebral Cortex

Jernigan's research themes cover broad and interdisciplinary fields such as medicine and neuroscience, with emphasis on several subfields:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Genetics
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The main topics of investigation in Jernigan's work include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Among the scientist's recent papers are several that have contributed data from large population samples examining brain structure and neurodevelopmental disorders. Notable examples include:

  • "Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years," 2021, Human Brain Mapping
  • "Meaningful associations in the adolescent brain cognitive development study," 2021, NeuroImage
  • "Subcortical Brain Volume, Regional Cortical Thickness, and Cortical Surface Area Across Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA ADHD, ASD, and OCD Working Groups," 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Subcortical volumes across the lifespan: Data from 18,605 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years," 2021, Human Brain Mapping
  • "Recalibrating expectations about effect size: A multi-method survey of effect sizes in the ABCD study," 2021, PLoS ONE

Jernigan collaborates frequently with colleagues in related neuroscience and neuroimaging fields. Prominent coauthors include:

  • Anders M. Dale
  • Wesley K. Thompson
  • Clare E. Palmer
  • Robert Loughnan
  • Ole A. Andreassen

Best Publications

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders persist in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: CHARTER Study.

    R. K. Heaton;D. B. Clifford;D. R. Franklin;S. P. Woods

  • The Basics of Brain Development

    Joan Stiles;Terry L. Jernigan;Terry L. Jernigan

  • In vivo evidence for post-adolescent brain maturation in frontal and striatal regions.

    Elizabeth R. Sowell;Paul M. Thompson;Colin J. Holmes;Terry L. Jernigan

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders before and during the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: differences in rates, nature, and predictors

    Robert K. Heaton;Donald R. Franklin;Ronald J. Ellis;J. Allen McCutchan

  • Family income, parental education and brain structure in children and adolescents

    Kimberly G. Noble;Suzanne M. Houston;Natalie H Brito;Hauke Bartsch

  • Distinct Genetic Influences on Cortical Surface Area and Cortical Thickness

    Matthew S. Panizzon;Christine Fennema-Notestine;Lisa T. Eyler;Terry L. Jernigan

  • Hypoplasia of Cerebellar Vermal Lobules VI and VII in Autism

    Courchesne E;Yeung-Courchesne R;Press Ga;Hesselink

  • Recruiting the ABCD sample: Design considerations and procedures

    H. Garavan;H. Bartsch;K. Conway;A. Decastro

  • Effects of age on tissues and regions of the cerebrum and cerebellum.

    Terry L. Jernigan;Terry L. Jernigan;Sarah L. Archibald;Christine Fennema-Notestine;Anthony C. Gamst

  • Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

    Donald J. Hagler;Sean N. Hatton;M. Daniela Cornejo;Carolina Makowski

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Development of cortical and subcortical brain structures in childhood and adolescence: a structural MRI study

    Elizabeth R Sowell;Doris A Trauner;Anthony Gamst;Terry L Jernigan

  • The HNRC 500-Neuropsychology of Hiv infection at different disease stages

    Robert K. Heaton;Igor Grant;Nelson Butters;Desirée A. White

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • Demographic, physical and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Rationale and description

    M Deanna;Matthew D. Albaugh;Shelli Avenevoli;Linda Chang

  • Williams syndrome: An unusual neuropsychological profile.

    Ursula Bellugi;Paul P. Wang;Terry L. Jernigan

  • Localizing age-related changes in brain structure between childhood and adolescence using statistical parametric mapping

    Elizabeth R. Sowell;Paul M. Thompson;Colin J. Holmes;Rajneesh Batth

  • Neuropsychological, neurological, and neuroanatomical profile of Williams syndrome.

    Ursula Bellugi;Amy Bihrle;Terry Jernigan;Doris Trauner

  • Brain dysmorphology in individuals with severe prenatal alcohol exposure.

    Sarah L Archibald;Chris Fennema-Notestine;Anthony Gamst;Edward P Riley

  • Diffusion tensor imaging during recovery from severe traumatic brain injury and relation to clinical outcome: a longitudinal study.

    Annette Sidaros;Aase W. Engberg;Karam Sidaros;Matthew G. Liptrot

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders M. Dale
Anders M. Dale J. Craig Venter Institute
Elizabeth R. Sowell
Elizabeth R. Sowell University of Southern California
Christine Fennema-Notestine
Christine Fennema-Notestine University of California, San Diego
Wesley K. Thompson
Wesley K. Thompson University of California, San Diego
Bruce Fischl
Bruce Fischl Harvard University
William F.C. Baaré
William F.C. Baaré Copenhagen University Hospital
William S. Kremen
William S. Kremen University of California, San Diego
Igor Grant
Igor Grant University of California, San Diego
John R. Hesselink
John R. Hesselink University of California, San Diego
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California

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