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  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Thomas A. Hammeke is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research contributions primarily focus on the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Traumatic Brain Injury Research and related neurological and clinical topics.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The subfields of study within Medicine where Thomas A. Hammeke has contributed include:

  • Epidemiology
  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

The scientist has published frequently in several venues, with the leading publication sources being:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Experimental Neurology

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on the neurological effects of brain injuries and associated conditions. Selected papers include:

  • "Sleep loss, caffeine, sleep aids and sedation modify brain abnormalities of mild traumatic brain injury" (2023), published in Experimental Neurology
  • "Subclinical brain manifestations of repeated mild traumatic brain injury are changed by chronic exposure to sleep loss, caffeine, and sleep aids" (2024), published in Experimental Neurology
  • "Age Differences in Recovery After Sport-Related Concussion: A Comparison of High School and Collegiate Athletes" (2020), published in UNC Libraries
  • "Prospective, Head-to-Head Study of Three Computerized Neurocognitive Assessment Tools (CNTs): Reliability and Validity for the Assessment of Sport-Related Concussion" (2020), published in UNC Libraries
  • "Preinjury somatization symptoms contribute to clinical recovery after sport-related concussion" (2020), published in UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Thomas A. Hammeke include:

  • Lindsay D. Nelson
  • Kevin M. Guskiewicz
  • William Barr
  • Christopher Randolph
  • Michael McCrea

Thomas A. Hammeke was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1997, reflecting a recognized status within their professional community.

Best Publications

  • Human Brain Language Areas Identified by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Jeffrey R. Binder;Julie A. Frost;Thomas A. Hammeke;Robert W. Cox

  • Human Temporal Lobe Activation by Speech and Nonspeech Sounds

    Jeffrey Binder;J. A. Frost;T. A. Hammeke;P. S F Bellgowan

  • Unreported concussion in high school football players: implications for prevention.

    Michael McCrea;Thomas A. Hammeke;Gary Olsen;Peter Leo

  • Conceptual Processing during the Conscious Resting State: A Functional MRI Study

    R. Binder;J. A. Frost;T. A. Hammeke;P. S. F. Bellgowan

  • Determination of language dominance using functional MRI A comparison with the Wada test

    J. R. Binder;S. J. Swanson;T. A. Hammeke;G. L. Morris

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of complex human movements

    Stephen M Rao;J. R. Binder;P. A. Bandettini;T. A. Hammeke

  • Language dominance in neurologically normal and epilepsy subjects: a functional MRI study.

    Jane A. Springer;Jeffrey R. Binder;Thomas A. Hammeke;Sara J. Swanson

  • Language lateralization in left-handed and ambidextrous people: fMRI data

    J. P. Szaflarski;J. R. Binder;E. T. Possing;K. A. McKiernan

  • Benefits of Strict Rest After Acute Concussion: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Danny George Thomas;Jennifer N. Apps;Raymond G. Hoffmann;Michael McCrea

  • Language processing is strongly left lateralized in both sexes. Evidence from functional MRI

    Julie A. Frost;Jeffrey R. Binder;Jane A. Springer;Thomas A. Hammeke

  • Function of the left planum temporale in auditory and linguistic processing

    J. R. Binder;J. A. Frost;T. A. Hammeke;Stephen M Rao

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of human auditory cortex

    J. R. Binder;S. M. Rao;T. A. Hammeke;F. Z. Yetkin

  • Incidence, clinical course, and predictors of prolonged recovery time following sport-related concussion in high school and college athletes.

    Michael McCrea;Kevin M. Guskiewicz;Christopher Randolph;William B. Barr

  • AN INTEGRATED REVIEW OF RECOVERY AFTER MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (MTBI): IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

    Michael McCrea;Grant L Iverson;Thomas W McAllister;Thomas A Hammeke

  • Lateralized human brain language systems demonstrated by task subtraction functional magnetic resonance imaging.

    Jeffrey R. Binder;Stephen M. Rao;Thomas A. Hammeke;Julie A. Frost

  • Memory Disturbance in Chronic Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

    Stephen M. Rao;Thomas A. Hammeke;Michael P. McQuillen;B. O. Khatri

  • Use of preoperative functional neuroimaging to predict language deficits from epilepsy surgery

    D.S. Sabsevitz;S.J. Swanson;T. A. Hammeke;M. V. Spanaki

  • Neural Basis of Endogenous and Exogenous Spatial Orienting: A Functional MRI Study

    Allyson C. Rosen;Stephen M. Rao;Paolo Caffarra;Augusto Scaglioni

  • Somatotopic mapping of the human primary motor cortex with functional magnetic resonance imaging

    Stephen M Rao;J. R. Binder;T. A. Hammeke;P. A. Bandettini

  • Relationship between Finger Movement Rate and Functional Magnetic Resonance Signal Change in Human Primary Motor Cortex

    S. M. Rao;P. A. Bandettini;J. R. Binder;J. A. Bobholz

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen M. Rao
Stephen M. Rao Cleveland Clinic
Charles J. Golden
Charles J. Golden Nova Southeastern University
William B. Barr
William B. Barr New York University
Jerry J. Sweet
Jerry J. Sweet NorthShore University HealthSystem
Grant L. Iverson
Grant L. Iverson Harvard University
Linas A. Bieliauskas
Linas A. Bieliauskas University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kenneth M. Adams
Kenneth M. Adams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Noah D. Silverberg
Noah D. Silverberg University of British Columbia
Peter A. Arnett
Peter A. Arnett Pennsylvania State University
Mariellen Fischer
Mariellen Fischer Associated Mental Health Consultants

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