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Neuroscience

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Overview

Verner Knott is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and related subfields. Their research largely explores neural dynamics, brain function, and the treatment of major depression, among other topics.

The scientist's primary field of study is Neuroscience, with 69 publications. Within this domain, their notable subfields of study include Cognitive Neuroscience (61 publications), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (9 publications), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (5 publications), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (4 publications), and Pharmacology (4 publications).

Knott's work spans multiple important topics, highlighting diverse research interests. Key topics include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neuroscience and Music Perception, Neural dynamics and brain function, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, and Treatment of Major Depression.

Frequent publication venues reflect the scientist's disciplinary focus, with multiple contributions to Clinical EEG and Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry (6 publications each), Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging (3 publications), Frontiers in Psychiatry (3 publications), and Psychopharmacology (3 publications).

Verner Knott often collaborates with several researchers, including Joëlle Choueiry and Sara de la Salle (16 joint works each), Natalia Jaworska (12), Pierre Blier (9), and Alain Labelle (9).

Selected recent papers by Knott demonstrate the scope and timeliness of the research:

  • "It's in the timing: reduced temporal precision in neural activity of schizophrenia," 2021, Cerebral Cortex
  • "Depression Diagnosis Modeling With Advanced Computational Methods: Frequency-Domain eMVAR and Deep Learning," 2021, Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
  • "Electrophysiological correlates and predictors of the antidepressant response to repeated ketamine infusions in treatment-resistant depression," 2021, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • "Using prefrontal and midline right frontal EEG-derived theta cordance and depressive symptoms to predict the differential response or remission to antidepressant treatment in major depressive disorder," 2020, Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging
  • "Simultaneous EEG + fMRI study of brain activity during an emotional Stroop task in individuals in remission from depression," 2022, Cortex

Best Publications

  • EEG power, frequency, asymmetry and coherence in male depression.

    Verner Knott;Colleen Mahoney;Sidney Kennedy;Kenneth Evans

  • Alpha power, alpha asymmetry and anterior cingulate cortex activity in depressed males and females

    Natalia Jaworska;Natalia Jaworska;Pierre Blier;Wendy Fusee;Verner Knott

  • Quantitative EEG in the prediction of antidepressant response to imipramine

    Verner J. Knott;John I. Telner;Yvon D. Lapierre;Michael Browne

  • EEG alpha correlates of non-smokers, smokers, smoking, and smoking deprivation.

    Verner J. Knott;Peter H. Venables

  • A review of fMRI studies during visual emotive processing in major depressive disorder

    Natalia Jaworska;Xiao-Ru Yang;Verner Knott;Glenda MacQueen

  • Transdermal Nicotine: Single Dose Effects on Mood, EEG, Performance, and Event-Related Potentials

    Verner Knott;Melissa Bosman;Collen Mahoney;Vadim Ilivitsky

  • Effects of Ketamine on Resting-State EEG Activity and Their Relationship to Perceptual/Dissociative Symptoms in Healthy Humans.

    Joelle Choueiry;Dhrasti Shah;Hayley Bowers

  • Pre-treatment EEG and it's relationship to depression severity and paroxetine treatment outcome.

    V Knott;C Mahoney;S Kennedy;K Evans

  • Effect of glucose and peripheral glucose regulation on memory in the elderly.

    C. Messier;C. Messier;M. Gagnon;M. Gagnon;V. Knott;V. Knott

  • Quantitative EEG in schizophrenia and in response to acute and chronic clozapine treatment.

    V. Knott;A. Labelle;B. Jones;C. Mahoney

  • Electroencephalographic coherence in Alzheimer's disease: comparisons with a control group and population norms.

    Verner Knott;Erich Mohr;Colleen Mahoney;Vadim Ilivitsky

  • Data mining EEG signals in depression for their diagnostic value

    Mahdi Mohammadi;Fadwa Al-Azab;Bijan Raahemi;Gregory Richards

  • The right profile: mismatch negativity in schizophrenia with and without auditory hallucinations as measured by a multi-feature paradigm.

    Derek J. Fisher;Alain Labelle;Alain Labelle;Verner J. Knott

  • Leveraging Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Antidepressant Treatment Response Using Electroencephalography (EEG) and Clinical Data.

    Natalia Jaworska;Mohamed-Hamza Ibrahim;Pierre Blier

  • Alterations of mismatch negativity (MMN) in schizophrenia patients with auditory hallucinations experiencing acute exacerbation of illness.

    Derek J. Fisher;Alain Labelle;Alain Labelle;Verner J. Knott;Verner J. Knott;Verner J. Knott

  • The effect of acute tryptophan depletion and fenfluramine on quantitative EEG and mood in healthy male subjects

    Verner J Knott;Anne L Howson;Mary Perugini;Arun V Ravindran

  • Effects of auditory hallucinations on the mismatch negativity (MMN) in schizophrenia as measured by a modified 'optimal' multi-feature paradigm.

    Derek J. Fisher;Bryan Grant;Dylan M. Smith;Giuseppe Borracci

  • Auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia correlate with P50 gating

    Dylan M. Smith;Bryan Grant;Derek J. Fisher;Derek J. Fisher;Giuseppe Borracci

  • Dynamic EEG changes during cigarette smoking.

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  • Acute nicotine alteration of sensory memory impairment in smokers with schizophrenia.

    Louise Dulude;Alain Labelle;Verner J. Knott

  • Clinical and attentional effects of acute nicotine treatment in Tourette's syndrome.

    Anne L Howson;Sue Batth;Vadim Ilivitsky;Armand Boisjoli

  • Sensory gating and source analysis of the auditory P50 in low and high suppressors

    Verner Knott;Anne Millar;Derek Fisher

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Bradwejn
Jacques Bradwejn University of Ottawa
Martin A. Green
Martin A. Green University of New South Wales
Julien Mendlewicz
Julien Mendlewicz Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jari Lipsanen
Jari Lipsanen University of Helsinki
René F. W. Diekstra
René F. W. Diekstra Roosevelt University
Robert Pohl
Robert Pohl Wayne State University
Richard Balon
Richard Balon Wayne State University
Vikram K. Yeragani
Vikram K. Yeragani Wayne State University
Stuart Montgomery
Stuart Montgomery Imperial College London
Hymie Anisman
Hymie Anisman Carleton University

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