Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2020 We don’t all look the same; detailed examination of peripheral looking strategies after simulated central vision loss.  Journal of Vision.  20:1-14. 2020
2020 A method to characterize compensatory oculomotor strategies following simulated central vision loss.  Journal of Vision.  20:1-18. 2020
2019 The Effects of Useful Field of View Training on Brain Activity and Connectivity 2019
2019 Analyzing the HCP Datasets using GPUs: The Anatomy of a Science Engagement..  CoRR.  abs/1909.03314. 2019
2019 Background connectivity between frontal and sensory cortex depends on task state, independent of stimulus modality.  NeuroImage.  184:790-800. 2019
2018 Erratum: Multi-line Adaptive Perimetry (MAP): A New Procedure for Quantifying Visual Field Integrity for Rapid Assessment of Macular Diseases (Trans Vis Sci Tech., (2018) 7 (5), 10.1167/tvst.7.5.28) 2018
2018 Multi-line adaptive perimetry (MAP): A new procedure for quantifying visual field integrity for rapid assessment of macular diseases 2018
2017 Retinotopic patterns of functional connectivity between V1 and large-scale brain networks during resting fixation.  NeuroImage.  146:1071-1083. 2017
2017 Relationship between alpha rhythm and the default mode network: An EEG-fMRI study.  Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology.  34:527-533. 2017
2016 Age-dependent cortical thinning of peripheral visual field representations in primary visual cortex.  Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.  8. 2016
2016 ADhd and vision problems in the National Survey of Children's Health.  Optometry and Vision Science.  93:459-465. 2016
2016 Cortical thickness in human V1 associated with central vision loss.  Scientific Reports.  6. 2016
2016 Cortical thickness in frontoparietal and cingulo-opercular networks predicts executive function performance in older adults.  Neuropsychology.  30:322-331. 2016
2016 Abnormalities in large scale functional networks in unmedicated patients with schizophrenia and effects of risperidone.  NeuroImage: Clinical.  10:146-158. 2016
2016 Tasks Driven by Perceptual Information Do Not Recruit Sustained BOLD Activity in Cingulo-Opercular Regions.  Cerebral Cortex.  26:192-201. 2016
2015 Retinotopic patterns of background connectivity between V1 and fronto-parietal cortex are modulated by task demands.  Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.  9. 2015
2015 Early visual cortex reflects initiation and maintenance of task set.  NeuroImage.  107:277-288. 2015
2015 Alpha-band EEG activity in perceptual learning.  Journal of Vision.  15:7. 2015
2015 Distinct effects of trial-driven and task Set-related control in primary visual cortex.  NeuroImage.  120:285-297. 2015
2015 Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRI tractography in progressive supranuclear palsy-like syndrome.  Neuro-Ophthalmology.  39:64-68. 2015
2014 The effect of speed of processing training on microsaccade amplitude.  PLoS ONE.  9. 2014
2014 Ventral tegmental area/midbrain functional connectivity and response to antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia.  Neuropsychopharmacology.  39:1020-1030. 2014
2013 Processing speed training increases the efficiency of attentional resource allocation in young adults.  Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.  2013
2013 Processing speed training increases the efficiency of attentional resource allocation in young adults.  Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.  2013
2012 Older adults, unlike younger adults, do not modulate alpha power to suppress irrelevant information.  NeuroImage.  63:1127-1133. 2012
2012 Modulations of ongoing alpha oscillations predict successful short-term visual memory encoding.  Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.  2012
2011 Would the field of cognitive neuroscience be advanced by sharing functional MRI data?.  BMC Medicine.  9. 2011
2010 Homogeneity computation: How interitem similarity in visual short-term memory alters recognition.  Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.  17:59-65. 2010
2009 Trial-to-Trial Carryover in Auditory Short-Term Memory.  Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.  35:46-56. 2009
2007 Auditory short-term memory behaves like visual short-term memory.  PLoS Biology.  5:0662-0672. 2007
2006 The neural bases of momentary lapses in attention.  Nature Neuroscience.  9:971-978. 2006
2006 A Core System for the Implementation of Task Sets.  Neuron.  50:799-812. 2006
2004 Comparison of sustained and transient activity in children and adults using a mixed blocked/event-related fMRI design.  NeuroImage.  22:975-985. 2004
2003 Mixed blocked/event-related designs separate transient and sustained activity in fMRI.  NeuroImage.  19:1694-1708. 2003
2003 Effects of training on memory-guided saccade performance.  Vision Research.  43:2061-2071. 2003
2002 Functional neuroanatomical differences between adults and school-age children in the processing of single words.  Science.  296:1476-1479. 2002

Principal Investigator On

  • Characterization of Multiple Factors in Training and Plasticity in Central Vision Loss  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS 2021 - 2025
  • Adaptive Neuroplasticity Following Central Visual Field Loss in Macular Degeneration  awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS 2019 - 2022
  • Elucidating The Necessary Components and Mechanisms of Cognitive Training  awarded by Clemson University 2020 - 2021
  • Identifying Cortical Laminar Architecture Changes Associated With Compensation for Central Vision Loss Due to Macular Degeneration  awarded by Fight for Sight, Inc. 2020 - 2021
  • Elucidating The Necessary Components and Mechanisms of Cognitive Training  awarded by Pennsylvania State University 2018 - 2020
  • McKnight Brain Aging Registry  awarded by University of Miami 2016 - 2020
  • Changes in Visual Cortical Connectivity Following Central Visual Field Loss  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS 2016 - 2020
  • Visual Brain Core-Research Resources on Visual Dysfunction and Plasticity  awarded by UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION 2014 - 2017
  • Social Perception and Social Communication in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury  awarded by University of Wisconsin-Madison 2012 - 2017
  • Primary Visual Cortex Plasticity Following Central Vision Loss  awarded by National Eye Institute/NIH/DHHS 2015 - 2016
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Effect of Training on Visual Performance and Neural Activity  awarded by Dana (Charles A.) Foundation, Inc. 2011 - 2014

    • Investigator On

    Teaching Activities

  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Summer Term 2021) 2021
  • GBSC727 - Neuro Systems (Spring Term 2021) 2021
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Spring Term 2021) 2021
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Fall Term 2020) 2020
  • NBL425 - Methods in Human Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2020) 2020
  • NBL625 - Methods in Human Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2020) 2020
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2020) 2020
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Summer Term 2020) 2020
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Spring Term 2020) 2020
  • GBSC727 - Neuro Systems (Spring Term 2020) 2020
  • NBL782 - Neuroimaging Journal Club (Spring Term 2020) 2020
  • GBSC720 - Journal Club 2 (Fall Term 2019) 2019
  • NBL425 - Methods in Human Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2019) 2019
  • NBL625 - Methods in Human Nueroimaging (Fall Term 2019) 2019
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2019) 2019
  • GBSC727 - Neuro Systems (Spring Term 2019) 2019
  • NBL782 - Neuroimaging Journal Club (Spring Term 2019) 2019
  • NBL425 - Methods in Human Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2018) 2018
  • GBSC727 - Neuro Systems (Spring Term 2018) 2018
  • NBL425 - Methods in Human Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2017) 2017
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2017) 2017
  • GBSC727 - Neuro Systems (Spring Term 2017) 2017
  • NBL425 - Methods in Human Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • PY743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • GBS788 - Special Topics (Spring Term 2016) 2016
  • NBL210 - Sci Reason & Med Research (Spring Term 2016) 2016
  • NBL425 - Methods in Human Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • PY420 - Special Topics (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • PY743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • NBL210 - Sci Reason & Med Research (Spring Term 2015) 2015
  • NBL444 - Special Topics Neuroscience 3 (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • PY420 - Special Topics (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • PY743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2014) 2014
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2013) 2013
  • PY420 - Special Topics (Fall Term 2013) 2013
  • PY743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2013) 2013
  • BME698 - Non-Thesis Research (Spring Term 2013) 2013
  • BME699 - Masters Thesis Research (Spring Term 2013) 2013
  • BME698 - Non-Thesis Research (Fall Term 2012) 2012
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Fall Term 2012) 2012
  • BME698 - Non-Thesis Research (Summer Term 2012) 2012
  • BME698 - Non-Thesis Research (Spring Term 2012) 2012
  • BME495 - Honors Research II (Fall Term 2011) 2011
  • BME698 - Non-Thesis Research (Fall Term 2011) 2011
  • NBL743 - Methods in Neuroimaging (Spring Term 2011) 2011

    • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University/St. Louis 2004

    • Full Name

  • Kristina Visscher