Benjamin Hampstead

Benjamin Hampstead
Philip B and Myrna R Fischer Research Professor of Neurology
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
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Benjamin Hampstead
Benjamin Hampstead
Adjunct Professor
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  • Qualifications

    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      Emory University, Atlanta, United States
      2006 - 2008

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    • Journal Article
      Mechanistic insights into age- and vascular-related microstructure differences in the corpus callosum using biophysical modeling of diffusion MRI
      Karimi H, Exell T, Peltier S, Noll D, Hampstead BM, Iordan AD, Damoiseaux J, Daugherty AM, Mishra S. Neurobiology of Aging, 2027 Feb 1; 170: 14 - 25. DOI:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2026.10.004
    • Journal Article
      Development and validation of a harmonized memory score for multicenter Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia research
      Sanderson-Cimino M, Gross AL, Gaynor LS, Paolillo EW, Saloner R, Albert MS, Apostolova LG, Boersema B, Boxer AL, Boeve BF, Casaletto KB, Heuer HW, Forsberg LK, Hallgarth SR, Diaz VE, Clark LR, Eloyan A, Farias ST, Maillard P, Gonzales MM, Hammers DB, La Joie R, Cobigo Y, Wolf A, Hampstead BM, Mechanic-Hamilton D, Miller BL, Rabinovici GD, Ringman JM, D’Orazio LM, Rosen HJ, Ryman SG, Prestopnik JL, Salmon DP, Smith GE, DeCarli C, Rajan KB, Jin LW, Hinman JD, Johnson DK, Harvey DJ, Fornage M, Carrillo MC, Dickerson BC, Kramer JH, Staffaroni AM. Alzheimer S Research and Therapy, 2026 Dec 1; 18 (1): DOI:10.1186/s13195-026-02100-w
      PMID: 42298651
    • Journal Article
      Training executive control and multitasking abilities in older adults: training gains and transfer effects of an online pilot randomized controlled trial
      Bartolotta KK, Gal M, Hernandez M, Ben-Eliezer D, Teodorescu AR, Lee S, Belleville S, Hampstead BM, Gopher D, Beeri MS, Stern Y, Simon SS. Scientific Reports, 2026 Dec 1; 16 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-56974-9
    • Journal Article
      B-64: BOLD Signal Variability, Protein Pathology, and Memory Performance
      Mullin HAC, Pruitt PJ, Iordan AD, Devignes Q, Hampstead BM, Hillary FG. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2026 Oct 8; 41 (Supplement_2): ii95 - ii95. DOI:10.1093/arclin/acag065.285
    • Journal Article
      Brain microstructure mediates the relationship between Alzheimer's proteinopathies and memory
      Devignes Q, Pruitt PJ, Petscavage K, Koeppe RA, Albin RL, Peltier SJ, Rahman-Filipiak A, Giordani B, Iordan AD, Hampstead BM. Alzheimer S and Dementia, 2026 Oct 1; 22 (10): DOI:10.1002/alz.71899
      PMID: 42869850
    • Journal Article
      2 mA is NOT 2 mA: Electric field variability in high-definition tDCS and its implications for precision neuromodulation in aging
      Iordan AD, Pruitt PJ, Ploutz-Snyder R, Ghosh B, Devignes Q, Hampstead BM. Clinical Neurophysiology, 2026 Sep 1; 189: DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2026.2111877
      PMID: 41966869
    • Preprint
      Decoupling Compliance and Toughness for Robust Hydrogel Adhesion on Hair-Covered Skin
      Hu Z, Qu Z, Xu M, Frey J, Pizzo Z, Scanio A, Seong S, Figueroa Morales CA, Hampstead B, Gong X. 2026 Aug 5; ChemRxiv, DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv.15006395/v1
    • Journal Article
      Understanding how informal dementia caregiver networks are assessed in the literature: results from a scoping review
      Carlozzi NE, Lombard WL, Fansher M, Freeman JL, Capellari E, Graves CM, Miner JA, Hampstead BM, Lai JS, Leggett AN. Frontiers in Dementia, 2026 Jun 12; 5: DOI:10.3389/frdem.2026.1824829

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