Lawrence M. Ward

12.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
178 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Lawrence M. Ward is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence M. Ward has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 37 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 32 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Lawrence M. Ward's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (68 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (35 papers) and stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (31 papers). Lawrence M. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (68 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (35 papers) and stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (31 papers). Lawrence M. Ward collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Lawrence M. Ward's co-authors include James A. Russell, Mark D. McDonnell, Frank Moss, John J. McDonald, Walter G. Sannita, Stanley Coren, Sam M. Doesburg, Clare Porac, Gregory R. Lockhead and David J. Prime and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence M. Ward

173 papers receiving 8.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Synchronous neural oscillations and cognitive processes

2003 740 citations Lawrence M. Ward profile →
Stochastic resonance and sensory information processing: a tutorial and review of application

2003 733 citations Lawrence M. Ward et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →
The benefits of noise in neural systems: bridging theory and experiment

2011 546 citations Mark D. McDonnell, Lawrence M. Ward Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
Sensation and Perception

1979 412 citations Stanley Coren, Clare Porac et al. Optometry and Vision Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Attentional selection and communication through coherence: Scope and limitations 2024 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Priscilla E. Greenwood, Lawrence M. Ward	0
2	Electrophysiological evidence of sustained attention to music among conscious participants and unresponsive hospice patients at the end of life 2022 ·Clinical Neurophysiology ·(unknown), Romayne Gallagher, (unknown), Lawrence M. Ward	1
3	Plastic systemic inhibition controls amplitude while allowing phase pattern in a stochastic neural field model 2021 ·Physical review. E ·(unknown), Priscilla E. Greenwood, Lawrence M. Ward	1
4	Resting state network activation and functional connectivity in the dying brain 2021 ·Clinical Neurophysiology ·(unknown), Romayne Gallagher, Lawrence M. Ward	3
5	Warped rhythms: Epileptic activity during critical periods disrupts the development of neural networks for human communication 2020 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Rebecca K. Reh, Lynne J. Williams, Rebecca M. Todd, Lawrence M. Ward	4
6	Statistical Analysis of Stochastic Resonance in a Thresholded Detector 2016 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Priscilla E. Greenwood, Ursula U. Müller, Lawrence M. Ward, Wolfgang Wefelmeyer	2
7	Brain regional networks active during the mismatch negativity vary with paradigm 2015 ·Neuropsychologia ·(unknown), (unknown), Lawrence M. Ward	15
8	Achieving across-laboratory replicability in psychophysical scaling 2015 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Lawrence M. Ward, Michael Baumann, Graeme Moffat, Larry E. Roberts, Shuji Mori, (unknown), Robert West	3
9	Acceptance of evidence-supported hypotheses generates a stronger signal from an underlying functionally-connected network 2015 ·NeuroImage ·Jennifer C. Whitman, Yoshio Takane, Teresa Cheung, (unknown), Urs Ribary, Lawrence M. Ward, Todd S. Woodward	4
10	Fast Dynamics of Cortical Functional and Effective Connectivity during Word Reading 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Urs Ribary, Lawrence M. Ward	26
11	ENDOGENOUS NEURAL NOISE AND REACTION TIME 2011 ·Lawrence M. Ward, (unknown), Lauren L. Emberson, Keiichi Kitajo	0
12	The benefits of noise in neural systems: bridging theory and experiment breakdown → 2011 ·Nature reviews. Neuroscience ·Mark D. McDonnell, Lawrence M. Ward	546
13	From local inhibition to long-range integration: A functional dissociation of alpha-band synchronization across cortical scales in visuospatial attention 2009 ·Brain Research ·Sam M. Doesburg, Jessica J. Green, John J. McDonald, Lawrence M. Ward	93
14	When cross-modal spatial attention fails. 2008 ·Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale ·David J. Prime, John J. McDonald, Jessica J. Green, Lawrence M. Ward	9
15	S.S. STEVENS’ LEGACY: AN IDEAL PSYCHOPHYSICAL LAW? 2006 ·Lawrence M. Ward	2
16	Stochastic resonance in human vision and audition 2001 ·APS ·Lawrence M. Ward, (unknown), Daniel B. Rootman, Matthew S. Tata, Frank K. Moss	1
17	Transient spatial attention modulates distinct components of the auditory ERP 2001 ·Neuroreport ·Matthew S. Tata, David J. Prime, John J. McDonald, Lawrence M. Ward	12
18	ForthcomingPerception & Psychophysics articles 1991 ·Perception & Psychophysics ·Malvin N. Janal, William Clark, James Carroll, Lawrence M. Ward, Gregory Burton, (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth I. Shulman, David W. Purcell, Alan L. Stewart, D. J. K. Mewhort, (unknown), (unknown), Arthur F. Kramer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
19	Critical bands and mixed-frequency scaling: Sequential dependencies, equal-loudness contours, and power function exponents 1990 ·Perception & Psychophysics ·Lawrence M. Ward	41
20	Sensation and Perception breakdown → 1979 ·Optometry and Vision Science ·Stanley Coren, Clare Porac, Lawrence M. Ward	412

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