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Wesley K. Thompson is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Psychology, with significant focus on Genetics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work has addressed various topics such as Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Mental Health Research Topics, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.

Thompson's recent publications reflect a strong engagement with brain research and reproducibility in neuroscience. Key papers include:

  • "Reproducible brain-wide association studies require thousands of individuals" (2022, Nature)
  • "Towards Reproducible Brain-Wide Association Studies" (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • "Meaningful associations in the adolescent brain cognitive development study" (2021, NeuroImage)
  • "Understanding the genetic determinants of the brain with MOSTest" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Recalibrating expectations about effect size: A multi-method survey of effect sizes in the ABCD study" (2021, PLoS ONE)

Frequent co-authors in Thompson's work include:

  • Anders M. Dale
  • Chun Chieh Fan
  • Terry L. Jernigan
  • Ole A. Andreassen
  • Robert Loughnan

Their research has appeared regularly in several publication venues, highlighting contributions mainly to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Nature Communications
  • NeuroImage
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

  • Recruiting the ABCD sample: Design considerations and procedures

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

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

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

  • Increased amygdala and decreased dorsolateral prefrontal BOLD responses in unipolar depression: related and independent features.

    Greg J. Siegle;Wesley Thompson;Cameron S. Carter;Stuart R. Steinhauer

  • Two-Year Outcomes for Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy in Individuals With Bipolar I Disorder

    Ellen Frank;David J. Kupfer;Michael E. Thase;Alan G. Mallinger

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Association between older age and more successful aging: critical role of resilience and depression.

    Dilip V. Jeste;Gauri N. Savla;Wesley K. Thompson;Ipsit V. Vahia

  • Improved Detection of Common Variants Associated with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Using Pleiotropy-Informed Conditional False Discovery Rate

    Ole A. Andreassen;Wesley K. Thompson;Andrew J. Schork;Stephan Ripke

  • Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk: Development and validation of a polygenic hazard score

    Rahul S. Desikan;Chun Chieh Fan;Yunpeng Wang;Yunpeng Wang;Yunpeng Wang;Andrew J. Schork

  • Daytime symptoms in primary insomnia: a prospective analysis using ecological momentary assessment.

    Daniel J. Buysse;Wesley Thompson;John Scott;Peter L. Franzen

  • The Pediatric Imaging, Neurocognition, and Genetics (PING) Data Repository

    Terry L. Jernigan;Timothy T. Brown;Donald J. Hagler;Natacha Akshoomoff

  • Development and aging of cortical thickness correspond to genetic organization patterns.

    Anders Martin Fjell;Anders Martin Fjell;Håkon Grydeland;Stine Kleppe Krogsrud;Inge Kasbohm Amlien

  • Sleep deprivation alters pupillary reactivity to emotional stimuli in healthy young adults.

    Peter L. Franzen;Daniel J. Buysse;Ronald E. Dahl;Wesley Thompson

  • Toward clinically useful neuroimaging in depression treatment: prognostic utility of subgenual cingulate activity for determining depression outcome in cognitive therapy across studies, scanners, and patient characteristics

    Greg J. Siegle;Wesley K. Thompson;Amanda Collier;Susan R. Berman

  • Modifying resilience mechanisms in at-risk individuals: a controlled study of mindfulness training in Marines preparing for deployment

    Douglas C. Johnson;Nathaniel J. Thom;Elizabeth A. Stanley;Lori Haase

  • A Nonlinear Simulation Framework Supports Adjusting for Age When Analyzing BrainAGE.

    Trang T Le;Trang T Le;Rayus T Kuplicki;Brett A McKinney;Hung-Wen Yeh

  • Daily Emotional Dynamics in Depressed Youth: A Cell Phone Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.

    Jennifer S. Silk;Erika E. Forbes;Diana J. Whalen;Jennifer L. Jakubcak

  • The National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA): a multisite study of adolescent development and substance use

    Sandra A. Brown;Ty Brumback;Kristin Tomlinson;Kevin Cummins

  • Screen media activity and brain structure in youth: Evidence for diverse structural correlation networks from the ABCD study.

    Martin P. Paulus;Martin P. Paulus;Lindsay M. Squeglia;Kara Bagot;Joanna Jacobus

  • Genetic topography of brain morphology

    Chi Hua Chen;Mark Fiecas;E. D. Gutiérrez;Matthew S. Panizzon

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunpeng Wang
Yunpeng Wang University of Oslo
Merete Nordentoft
Merete Nordentoft University of Copenhagen
Srdjan Djurovic
Srdjan Djurovic Oslo University Hospital
Anders D. Børglum
Anders D. Børglum Aarhus University
Terry L. Jernigan
Terry L. Jernigan University of California, San Diego
William S. Kremen
William S. Kremen University of California, San Diego
Susan F. Tapert
Susan F. Tapert University of California, San Diego
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Colin A. Depp
Colin A. Depp University of California, San Diego

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