James Becker, PhD
Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration, Cognitive Program
Email: beckerjt@upmc.edu
Research Interest:
human memory disorders, the neuroanatomical damage which produces human memory disorders
Recent Publication
J.T. Becker, H. Aizenstein, M.A. Butters (in press). Structural and Functional Neuroimaging Findings in Normal and Pathological Aging. In Geriatric Neuropsychology: Fundamentals for Practice. Bush S.S. and Martin T.A.(Eds.) New York: Psychology Press.
S.M. Ravizza, M.R. Delgado, J.M. Chein, J.T. Becker, J.A. Fiez (2004). Functional Dissociations within the Inferior Parietal Cortex in Verbal Working Memory. Neuroimage, 22:562-573.
J.T. Becker, O.L. Lopez, M.A. Dew, H.J. Aizenstein (2004). Prevalence of cognitive disorders differs as a function of age in Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection. AIDS, 18:S11-S18.
D.K. MacAndrews, R.L. Klatzky, J.A. Fiez, J.L. McCelland, J.T. Becker (2002). The phonological similarity effect differentiates between two working memory tasks. Psychological Science, 13:465-467.