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William D. Hutchison

William D. Hutchison

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Neuroscience

D-Index
68
Citations
21029
World Ranking
2723
National Ranking
155

Overview

William D. Hutchison is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research concentrates primarily on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience. The work also extends into Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Biomedical Engineering.

Their scholarly output reflects a strong engagement with topics such as neurological disorders and treatments, neuroscience and neural engineering, and mechanisms and treatments related to Parkinson's disease. Other areas of study include neural dynamics and brain function, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

William D. Hutchison's recent papers demonstrate active contributions to the understanding of neural function and disorders. These include:

  • Kilohertz-frequency stimulation of the nervous system: A review of underlying mechanisms, 2021, Brain Stimulation
  • Clinical neurophysiology of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism, 2022, Clinical Neurophysiology Practice
  • Single-neuron bursts encode pathological oscillations in subcortical nuclei of patients with Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Long-Term Recording of Subthalamic Aperiodic Activities and Beta Bursts in Parkinson's Disease, 2022, Movement Disorders
  • A theoretical framework for the site-specific and frequency-dependent neuronal effects of deep brain stimulation, 2021, Brain Stimulation

The venues where William D. Hutchison frequently publishes include Brain Stimulation, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), NeuroTarget, Neurobiology of Disease, and Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. These journals and repositories reflect a broad dissemination within neuroscience and clinical neurophysiology research communities.

Collaborative efforts are evident in frequent partnerships with several co-authors. These include Andrés M. Lozano, Suneil K. Kalia, Mojgan Hodaie, Luka Milosevic, and Alfonso Fasano, each contributing multiple joint works alongside Hutchison.

Best Publications

  • Pain-related neurons in the human cingulate cortex.

    W D Hutchison;K D Davis;A M Lozano;R R Tasker

  • Dependence of subthalamic nucleus oscillations on movement and dopamine in Parkinson's disease.

    Ron Levy;Peter Ashby;William D. Hutchison;Anthony E. Lang

  • Neurophysiological identification of the subthalamic nucleus in surgery for Parkinson's disease

    W. D. Hutchison;R. J. Allan;H. Opitz;R. Levy

  • Double-blind evaluation of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in advanced Parkinson's disease

    R. Kumar;A. M. Lozano;Y. J. Kim;W. D. Hutchison

  • High-frequency Synchronization of Neuronal Activity in the Subthalamic Nucleus of Parkinsonian Patients with Limb Tremor

    Ron Levy;William D. Hutchison;William D. Hutchison;Andres M. Lozano;Jonathan O. Dostrovsky

  • Effect of GPi pallidotomy on motor function in Parkinson's disease

    A.M Lozano;A.E Lang;N Galvez-Jimenez;J Miyasaki

  • Beta Oscillatory Activity in the Subthalamic Nucleus and Its Relation to Dopaminergic Response in Parkinson's Disease

    Moran Weinberger;Neil Mahant;William Duncan Hutchison;Andres M Lozano

  • Microstimulation-induced inhibition of neuronal firing in human globus pallidus.

    J. O. Dostrovsky;R. Levy;J. P. Wu;W. D. Hutchison

  • Localization of clinically effective stimulating electrodes in the human subthalamic nucleus on magnetic resonance imaging.

    Jean A. Saint-Cyr;Tasnuva Hoque;Luiz C. M. Pereira;Jonathan O. Dostrovsky

  • Methods for microelectrode-guided posteroventral pallidotomy

    Andres Lozano;William Hutchison;Zelma Kiss;Ronald Tasker

  • Unilateral pedunculopontine stimulation improves falls in Parkinson's disease

    Elena Moro;Clement Hamani;Yu-Yan Poon;Thamar Al-Khairallah

  • Effects of apomorphine on subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus internus neurons in patients with Parkinson's disease.

    R. Levy;J. O. Dostrovsky;A. E. Lang;E. Sime

  • Synchronized Neuronal Discharge in the Basal Ganglia of Parkinsonian Patients Is Limited to Oscillatory Activity

    Ron Levy;William D. Hutchison;William D. Hutchison;Andres M. Lozano;Jonathan O. Dostrovsky;Jonathan O. Dostrovsky

  • Globus pallidus internus pallidotomy for generalized dystonia.

    Andres M. Lozano;R. Kumar;R. E. Gross;N. Giladi

  • Stimulation-induced inhibition of neuronal firing in human subthalamic nucleus.

    Mohammed Filali;William D. Hutchison;Vanessa N. Palter;Andres M. Lozano

  • Long-Term Follow-up of Unilateral Pallidotomy in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

    Fine J;Duff J;Chen R;Chir B

  • Differential neuronal activity in segments of globus pallidus in Parkinson's disease patients

    Hutchison Wd;Lozano Am;Davis Kd;Saint-Cyr Ja

  • Globus pallidus deep brain stimulation for generalized dystonia: Clinical and PET investigation

    R. Kumar;A. Dagher;W.D. Hutchison;A.E. Lang

  • Neuronal oscillations in the basal ganglia and movement disorders: evidence from whole animal and human recordings.

    William D. Hutchison;Jonathan O. Dostrovsky;Judith R. Walters;Richard Courtemanche

  • Identification and characterization of neurons with tremor-frequency activity in human globus pallidus.

    W. D. Hutchison;A. M. Lozano;R. R. Tasker;A. E. Lang

  • Pedunculopontine Nucleus Region Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: Surgical Anatomy and Terminology.

    Clement Hamani;Tipu Aziz;Bastiaan R. Bloem;Peter Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto
Jonathan O. Dostrovsky
Jonathan O. Dostrovsky University of Toronto
Mojgan Hodaie
Mojgan Hodaie University of Toronto
Elena Moro
Elena Moro Grenoble Alpes University
Karen D. Davis
Karen D. Davis University Health Network
Suneil K. Kalia
Suneil K. Kalia University of Toronto
Clement Hamani
Clement Hamani University of Toronto
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network
Alfonso Fasano
Alfonso Fasano University Health Network
Ronald R. Tasker
Ronald R. Tasker University of Toronto

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