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David A. Merrill

University of California, Los Angeles · US
Area of research
Psychiatry and Mental health · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, and Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies.
h-index
26
citations
3,953
works
158
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Higher Muscle Volume is Inversely Related to Chronological and Brain Age While Increased Visceral to Muscle Fat Ratio is Positively Related to Chronological and Brain Age
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Visceral Adipose Tissue Shows Stronger Links to both Chronological and MRI Predicted Brain Age Compared to Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Brain Structure in Type 2 Diabetics with High Visceral Adiposity
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
White Matter Hyperintensities on Brain MRI are Related to Brain Atrophy and Accelerated Brain Age
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
White Matter Hyperintensities on Brain MRI are Related to Brain Atrophy and Accelerated Brain Age
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Higher Muscle Volume is Inversely Related to Chronological and Brain Age While Increased Visceral to Muscle Fat Ratio is Positively Related to Chronological and Brain Age
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Brain Structure in Type 2 Diabetics with High Visceral Adiposity
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Visceral Adipose Tissue Shows Stronger Links to both Chronological and MRI Predicted Brain Age Compared to Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Data leakage in deep learning studies of translational EEG
Frontiers in Neuroscience 2024cited by 43position: middledoi
The “FitBrain” program: implementing exergaming & dual-task exercise programs in outpatient clinical settings
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2024cited by 4position: middledoi
Exercise-Related Physical Activity Relates to Brain Volumes in 10,125 Individuals
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2023cited by 38position: middledoi
Chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of SARS‐CoV‐2: Protocol and methods from the Alzheimer's Association Global Consortium
Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2022cited by 26position: middledoi
A systems‐biology clinical trial of a personalized multimodal lifestyle intervention for early Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2021cited by 18position: middledoi
FDDNP-PET Tau Brain Protein Binding Patterns in Military Personnel with Suspected Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy1
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2018cited by 48position: middledoi
Memory and Brain Amyloid and Tau Effects of a Bioavailable Form of Curcumin in Non-Demented Adults: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled 18-Month Trial
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2017cited by 324position: middledoi
Postmortem Autopsy-Confirmation of Antemortem [F-18]FDDNP-PET Scans in a Football Player With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Neurosurgery 2017cited by 81position: middledoi
Modifiable Risk Factors and Brain Positron Emission Tomography Measures of Amyloid and Tau in Nondemented Adults with Memory Complaints
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016cited by 60position: firstdoi
In vivo characterization of chronic traumatic encephalopathy using [F-18]FDDNP PET brain imaging
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 206position: middledoi
Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer Disease and Subjective Memory Impairment across Age Groups
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 75position: middledoi
PET Scanning of Brain Tau in Retired National Football League Players: Preliminary Findings
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2013cited by 223position: middledoi

Grants

Learner-Controlled Instructional Strategies: an Empirical Investigation
NSF7601650$207,7501977–1979PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Cyrus A. Raji · Washington University in St. Louis10 papers (2016–2025) · 9 papers (2023–2025)Thanh D. Nguyen · Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City9 papers (2023–2025)Yosef Gavriel Chodakiewitz · Palo Alto University9 papers (2023–2025)Somayeh Meysami · Saint John's Health Center9 papers (2023–2025)Daniel J. Durand · Palo Alto University8 papers (2025–2025) · 8 papers (2025–2025)Amar Patel · Palo Alto University8 papers (2025–2025) · 8 papers (2025–2025)Saurabh Garg · Moffitt Cancer Center8 papers (2023–2025)Gary W. Small · University of Iowa7 papers (2013–2018)Jorge R. Barrio · University of California, Los Angeles6 papers (2013–2018)Prabha Siddarth · University of California, Los Angeles6 papers (2013–2024)Linda M. Ercoli · University of Southern California5 papers (2013–2017)Sung-Cheng Huang · University of California, Los Angeles4 papers (2015–2018)K.P. Wong · University of California, Los Angeles4 papers (2015–2018)Julian E. Bailes · NorthShore University HealthSystem4 papers (2013–2018)Bennet Omalu · University of California, Davis4 papers (2013–2018) · 4 papers (2025–2025) · 4 papers (2025–2025)