Michael R. McKenna
Neuroscience · The Ohio State University
Publications
15
Citations
1,329
Est. group size
~9
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
24
Publishing since 2002
Michael R. McKenna studies how brain activity patterns and biological markers relate to cognitive decline in aging, particularly in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. His work combines brain imaging (functional connectivity, which measures how different brain regions communicate) with behavioral measures like attention, mind-wandering, and physical activity to understand cognitive health in older adults. He has also examined brain connectivity changes related to nicotine abstinence.
Publication output has been modest but fairly steady over the past decade, with roughly one to two papers per year since 2020 after an initial gap in 2018-2019.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- p-Tau/Aβ42 ratio associates with cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitively unimpaired older adults.
Neuropsychology · 2025
- A whole‐brain functional connectivity model of Alzheimer's disease pathology
Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2024
- Linking the neural signature of response time variability to Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive functioning
Network Neuroscience · 2024
- Accelerometry measures of physical activity and sedentary behavior: Associations with cognitive functioning in MS
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders · 2023
- 47 Mind-Wandering in Older Adults: Implications for Fluid Cognition and Perceived Psychological Quality of Life
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society · 2023
- Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve attentional control in older adults (HealthyAgers trial)
BMC Geriatrics · 2022
- Additional file 1 of Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve attentional control in older adults (HealthyAgers trial)
Figshare · 2022
- A Whole-Brain Functional Connectivity Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
medRxiv · 2021
- Time-Varying Functional Connectivity Decreases as a Function of Acute Nicotine Abstinence
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging · 2020
- p-tau/Aβ42 Ratio Associates with Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults
medRxiv · 2020
- Time varying connectivity across the brain changes as a function of nicotine abstinence state
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2020
- Nicotine Abstinence Influences the Calculation of Salience in Discrete Insular Circuits
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging · 2017
- Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging×2
- medRxiv×2
- Neuropsychology×1
- Alzheimer s & Dementia×1
- BMC Geriatrics×1
- Selena Wang
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Evgeny J. Chumin
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Colleen Hughes
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Changchang Ding
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Di Wu
Neuroscience · Indiana University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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