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Thien Thanh Dang-Vu

Thien Thanh Dang-Vu

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Neuroscience

D-Index
41
Citations
8191
World Ranking
7796
National Ranking
461

Overview

Thien Thanh Dang-Vu is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience, psychology, and medicine. Their work spans a range of topics primarily focused on sleep and related disorders, with additional interests in cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology.

The main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Subfields where Dang-Vu has published research are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Physiology
  • General Health Professions

Their research covers several specific topics, among them:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dang-Vu include Nathan Cross, Aurore A. Perrault, Florence B. Pomares, Jean-Philippe Gouin, and Julie Carrier. This network of collaborators highlights interdisciplinary engagement across several domains.

Their work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Sleep Medicine
  • SLEEP
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of Sleep Research

Among recent publications are:

  • The effects of evening high-intensity exercise on sleep in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021, Sleep Medicine Reviews)
  • Cortical gradients of functional connectivity are robust to state-dependent changes following sleep deprivation (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Web-Based Physical Activity Interventions Are Feasible and Beneficial Solutions to Prevent Physical and Mental Health Declines in Community-Dwelling Older Adults During Isolation Periods (2022, The Journals of Gerontology Series A)
  • A portrait of obstructive sleep apnea risk factors in 27,210 middle-aged and older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms that Predict Cognitive Decline or Impairment in Cognitively Normal Middle-Aged or Older Adults: a Meta-Analysis (2020, Neuropsychology Review)

Best Publications

  • Hemodynamic cerebral correlates of sleep spindles during human non-rapid eye movement sleep.

    M. Schabus;T. T. Dang-Vu;G. Albouy;E. Balteau

  • Spontaneous neural activity during human slow wave sleep

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Manuel Schabus;Martin Desseilles;Geneviève Albouy

  • Sleep transforms the cerebral trace of declarative memories

    Steffen Gais;Geneviève Albouy;Mélanie Boly;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu

  • Intrinsic brain activity in altered states of consciousness: how conscious is the default mode of brain function?

    M. Boly;C. Phillips;L. Tshibanda;A. Vanhaudenhuyse

  • Daytime light exposure dynamically enhances brain responses

    Gilles Vandewalle;Evelyne Balteau;Christophe Phillips;Christian Degueldre

  • Spontaneous brain rhythms predict sleep stability in the face of noise

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Scott M. McKinney;Orfeu M. Buxton;Orfeu M. Buxton;Jo M. Solet;Jo M. Solet

  • Functional neuroimaging insights into the physiology of human sleep.

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Manuel Schabus;Manuel Schabus;Martin Desseilles;Martin Desseilles;Virginie Sterpenich

  • Sleep-Related Hippocampo-Cortical Interplay during Emotional Memory Recollection

    Virginie Sterpenich;Geneviève Albouy;Mélanie Boly;Gilles Vandewalle

  • Interplay Between Spontaneous and Induced Brain Activity During Human Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Maxime Bonjean;Manuel Schabus;Manuel Schabus;Mélanie Boly

  • Human cognition during REM sleep and the activity profile within frontal and parietal cortices: a reappraisal of functional neuroimaging data.

    Pierre Maquet;Perrine Ruby;Audrey Maudoux;Geneviève Albouy

  • Cognitive and emotional processes during dreaming: a neuroimaging view

    Martin Desseilles;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Virginie Sterpenich;Sophie Schwartz

  • Homeostatic Sleep Pressure and Responses to Sustained Attention in the Suprachiasmatic Area

    Christina Schmidt;Fabienne Collette;Yves Leclercq;Virginie Sterpenich

  • The fate of incoming stimuli during NREM sleep is determined by spindles and the phase of the slow oscillation

    Manuel Schabus;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Dominik Philip Johannes Heib;Melanie Boly

  • Cerebral correlates of delta waves during non-REM sleep revisited.

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Martin Desseilles;Steven Laureys;Christian Degueldre

  • A role for sleep in brain plasticity.

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Martin Desseilles;Philippe Peigneux;Pierre Maquet

  • Abnormal Neural Filtering of Irrelevant Visual Information in Depression

    Martin Desseilles;Evelyne Balteau;Virginie Sterpenich;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu

  • Structural Brain Alterations Associated with Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder in Parkinson’s Disease

    Soufiane Boucetta;Soufiane Boucetta;Ali Salimi;Ali Salimi;Mahsa Dadar;Barbara E. Jones

  • What Is the Link Between Hallucinations, Dreams, and Hypnagogic–Hypnopompic Experiences?

    Flavie Waters;Jan Dirk Blom;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Allan J. Cheyne

  • Neuroimaging in sleep medicine.

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Martin Desseilles;Dominique Petit;Stéphanie Mazza

  • Sleep and dreaming are for important matters

    Lampros Perogamvros;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Martin Desseilles;Sophie Schwartz

  • Abnormal neural filtering of irrelevant visual information in depression

    M. Desseilles;E. Balteau;V. Sterpenich;T.T. Dang-Vu

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Desseilles
Martin Desseilles University of Namur
Pierre Maquet
Pierre Maquet University of Liège
Manuel Schabus
Manuel Schabus University of Salzburg
Virginie Sterpenich
Virginie Sterpenich University of Geneva
Philippe Peigneux
Philippe Peigneux Université Libre de Bruxelles
Christophe Phillips
Christophe Phillips University of Liège
Christian Degueldre
Christian Degueldre University of Liège
Sophie Schwartz
Sophie Schwartz University of Geneva
Gilles Vandewalle
Gilles Vandewalle University of Liège
Geneviève Albouy
Geneviève Albouy University of Utah

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