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Overview

W. Kyle Simmons is affiliated with the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily covers fields such as Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. The main topics of their scientific work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment, and SARS-CoV-2 Detection and Testing.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Simmons are the following:

  • The effects of inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) by JNJ-42165279 in social anxiety disorder: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study (2020, Neuropsychopharmacology)
  • Successful treatment of binge eating disorder with the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide: A retrospective cohort study (2023, Obesity Pillars)
  • GLP-1 receptor agonists are promising but unproven treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders (2023, Nature Medicine)
  • Development of Wastewater Pooled Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from Congregate Living Settings (2021, Applied and Environmental Microbiology)
  • Significant Decrease in Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms Secondary to Semaglutide Therapy for Weight Loss (2023, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

Simmons has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors in their research, including:

  • Erin L. Ratliff
  • Kara L. Kerr
  • Amanda Sheffield Morris
  • Jason A. Avery
  • Kelly T. Cosgrove

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Obesity Pillars
  • Nature Medicine
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Circular analysis in systems neuroscience: the dangers of double dipping.

    Nikolaus Kriegeskorte;W Kyle Simmons;Patrick S F Bellgowan;Chris I Baker

  • Grounding conceptual knowledge in modality-specific systems.

    Lawrence W. Barsalou;W. Kyle Simmons;Aron K. Barbey;Christine D. Wilson

  • Interoceptive predictions in the brain

    Lisa Feldman Barrett;W. Kyle Simmons

  • Interoception and Mental Health: A Roadmap

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

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

  • Depression and obesity: evidence of shared biological mechanisms

    Yuri Milaneschi;W. Kyle Simmons;W. Kyle Simmons;Elisabeth F.C. van Rossum;Brenda Wjh Penninx

  • Language and simulation in conceptual processing

    Lawrence W. Barsalou;Ava Santos;W. Kyle Simmons amp Wilson;D Christine

  • Pictures of Appetizing Foods Activate Gustatory Cortices for Taste and Reward

    W. Kyle Simmons;Alex Martin;Lawrence W. Barsalou

  • Evidence for a Large-Scale Brain System Supporting Allostasis and Interoception in Humans.

    Ian R. Kleckner;Jiahe Zhang;Alexandra Touroutoglou;Lorena Chanes;Lorena Chanes

  • Mapping sources of correlation in resting state FMRI, with artifact detection and removal

    Hang Joon Jo;Ziad S. Saad;W. Kyle Simmons;Lydia A. Milbury

  • A common neural substrate for perceiving and knowing about color

    W. Kyle Simmons;Vimal Ramjee;Michael S. Beauchamp;Ken McRae

  • The similarity-in-topography principle: reconciling theories of conceptual deficits.

    W. Kyle Simmons;Lawrence W. Barsalou

  • Major depressive disorder is associated with abnormal interoceptive activity and functional connectivity in the insula

    Jason A. Avery;Jason A. Avery;Wayne C. Drevets;Wayne C. Drevets;Scott E. Moseman;Scott E. Moseman;Jerzy Bodurka;Jerzy Bodurka

  • Grounding Emotion in Situated Conceptualization

    Christine D. Wilson-Mendenhall;Lisa Feldman Barrett;W. Kyle Simmons;Lawrence W. Barsalou

  • Keeping the body in mind: insula functional organization and functional connectivity integrate interoceptive, exteroceptive, and emotional awareness.

    W. Kyle Simmons;W. Kyle Simmons;Jason A. Avery;Joel C. Barcalow;Jerzy Bodurka

  • Fractionation of social brain circuits in autism spectrum disorders

    Stephen J. Gotts;W. Kyle Simmons;Lydia A. Milbury;Gregory L. Wallace

  • Self-Regulation of Amygdala Activation Using Real-Time fMRI Neurofeedback

    Vadim Zotev;Frank Krueger;Raquel Phillips;Ruben P. Alvarez

  • The Selectivity and Functional Connectivity of the Anterior Temporal Lobes

    W. Kyle Simmons;Mark Reddish;Patrick S. F. Bellgowan;Alex Martin

  • Embodiment in Religious Knowledge

    Lawrence W. Barsalou;Aron K. Barbey;W. Kyle Simmons;Ava Santos

  • The anterior temporal lobes and the functional architecture of semantic memory.

    W. Kyle Simmons;Alex Martin

  • fMRI evidence for word association and situated simulation in conceptual processing.

    W. Kyle Simmons;Stephan B. Hamann;Carla L. Harenski;Xiaoping P. Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Sahib S. Khalsa
Sahib S. Khalsa Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Alex Martin
Alex Martin National Institutes of Health
Lawrence W. Barsalou
Lawrence W. Barsalou University of Glasgow
Amanda Sheffield Morris
Amanda Sheffield Morris Oklahoma State University
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett Northeastern University
Patrick S.F. Bellgowan
Patrick S.F. Bellgowan National Institutes of Health
Cary R. Savage
Cary R. Savage University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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