W. T. Thach

12.6k citations

72 papers · 8.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 42

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.2%
Neurology top 0.05%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Social Psychology top 0.5%
Neurology top 0.5%

Co-authors: J. G. Keating Jonathan W. Mink Howard P. Goodkin Amy J. Bastian T. A. Martin C. Asanuma P.F.C. Gilbert Edward G. Jones
Topics: Vestibular and auditory disorders (53 papers)Motor Control and Adaptation (20 papers)Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (18 papers)
Cited by: Neurology Cognitive Neuroscience Sensory Systems
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature Neuroscience Brain
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

W. T. Thach

71 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

The Cerebellum and the Adaptive Coordination of Movement

1992 769 citations W. T. Thach, Howard P. Goodkin et al. profile →
Purkinje cell activity during motor learning

1977 502 citations W. T. Thach et al. Brain Research profile →
Distribution of cerebellar terminations and their relation to other afferent terminations in the ventral lateral thalamic region of the monkey

1983 455 citations C. Asanuma, W. T. Thach et al. Brain Research Reviews profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Does the Cerebellum Initiate Movement? 2013 ·The Cerebellum ·W. T. Thach	34
2	New insights in cerebellar function 2009 ·Neuroscience ·Piergiorgio Strata,W. T. Thach,Ole Petter Ottersen	9
3	Time and Frequency Characteristics of Purkinje Cell Complex Spikes in the Awake Monkey Performing a Nonperiodic Task 2008 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·Shahin Hakimian,Scott A. Norris,Bradley Greger,J. G. Keating,Charles H. Anderson,W. T. Thach	12
4	On the mechanism of cerebellar contributions to cognition 2007 ·The Cerebellum ·W. T. Thach	51
5	Cerebellar Inputs to Motor Cortex 2007 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·W. T. Thach	14
6	Developmental coordination disorder: Exploration of a cerebellar hypothesis 2007 ·Human Movement Science ·Noémi Cantin,Helene J. Polatajko,W. T. Thach,Susan Jaglal	59
7	Role of the cerebellum in the control and adaptation of gait in health and disease 2004 ·Progress in brain research ·W. T. Thach,Amy J. Bastian	111
8	Spike Firing in the Lateral Cerebellar Cortex Correlated With Movement and Motor Parameters Irrespective of the Effector Limb 2004 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·Bradley Greger,Scott A. Norris,W. T. Thach	39
9	The cerebellum : recent developments in cerebellar research 2002 ·New York Academy of Sciences eBooks ·Stephen M. Highstein,W. T. Thach	37
10	Cerebellar subjects show impaired coupling of reach and grasp movements 2002 ·Experimental Brain Research ·Kathleen M. Zackowski,W. T. Thach,Amy J. Bastian	64
11	Role of the Posterolateral Cerebellum in Language 2002 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),Steven E. Petersen,W. T. Thach	103
12	Prism adaptation of reaching is dependent on the type of visual feedback of hand and target position 2001 ·Brain Research ·Scott A. Norris,Bradley Greger,T. A. Martin,W. T. Thach	33
13	Posterior vermal split syndrome 1998 ·Annals of Neurology ·Amy J. Bastian,Jonathan W. Mink,Bruce A. Kaufman,W. T. Thach	70
14	Throwing while looking through prisms: I. Focal olivocerebellar lesions impair adaptation 1996 ·Brain ·T. A. Martin,J. G. Keating,Howard P. Goodkin,Amy J. Bastian,W. T. Thach	459
15	Throwing while looking through prisms: II. Specificity and storage of multiple gaze--throw calibrations 1996 ·Brain ·T. A. Martin,J. G. Keating,Howard P. Goodkin,Amy J. Bastian,W. T. Thach	466
16	Cerebellar outflow lesions: A comparison of movement deficits resulting from lesions at the levels of the cerebellum and thalamus 1995 ·Annals of Neurology ·Amy J. Bastian,W. T. Thach	89
17	Basal ganglia intrinsic circuits and their role in behavior 1993 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Jonathan W. Mink,W. T. Thach	236
18	Preserved Simple and Impaired Compound Movement After Infarction in the Territory of the Superior Cerebellar Artery 1993 ·Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques ·Howard P. Goodkin,J. G. Keating,T. A. Martin,W. T. Thach	111
19	Anatomical evidence for segregated focal groupings of efferent cells and their terminal ramifications in the cerebellothalamic pathway of the monkey 1983 ·Brain Research Reviews ·C. Asanuma,W. T. Thach,E.G. Jones	232
20	Primatologia. Handbook of Primatology 1973 ·The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine ·W. T. Thach	1

About W. T. Thach

W. T. Thach is a scholar working on Neurology, Sensory Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 72 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Vestibular and auditory disorders (53 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (20 papers) and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (4.6k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (5.0k citations) and Sensory Systems (1.1k citations). W. T. Thach has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include J. G. Keating, Jonathan W. Mink, Howard P. Goodkin, Amy J. Bastian, T. A. Martin, C. Asanuma, P.F.C. Gilbert, Edward G. Jones, Edward V. Evarts and Marc H. Schieber. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Neuroscience and Brain.

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