William L. Thompson

11.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
63 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

William L. Thompson is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Automotive Engineering and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William L. Thompson has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 12 papers in Automotive Engineering and 12 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in William L. Thompson's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (19 papers), Spatial Cognition and Navigation (12 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (12 papers). William L. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (19 papers), Spatial Cognition and Navigation (12 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (12 papers). William L. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. William L. Thompson's co-authors include Stephen M. Kosslyn, Giorgio Ganis, Nathaniel M. Alpert, Gregory J. DiGirolamo, Scott L. Rauch, Scott D. Slotnick, Adam K. Anderson, Christopher F. Chabris, Maryjane Wraga and Vera Maljkovic and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Psychological Bulletin and Nature reviews. Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

William L. Thompson

62 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Neural foundations of imagery 1996 2026 2006 2016 2001 1996 2004 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Neural foundations of imagery
    2001 1.3k citations Stephen M. Kosslyn, Giorgio Ganis et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
  2. Changes in cortical activity during mental rotation A mapping study using functional MRI
    1996 549 citations Stephen M. Kosslyn, William L. Thompson et al. profile →
  3. Brain areas underlying visual mental imagery and visual perception: an fMRI study
    2004 513 citations Giorgio Ganis, William L. Thompson et al. Cognitive Brain Research profile →

Peers

William L. Thompson
Stanley Coren Canada
Michael C. Corballis New Zealand
Doreen Kimura Canada
Eleanor J. Gibson United States
Alan Slater United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hampson Canada
Richard Held United States
R.E. Passingham United Kingdom
Dennis R. Proffítt United States
Scott P. Johnson United States
Stanley Coren Canada
William L. Thompson
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William L. Thompson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William L. Thompson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William L. Thompson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William L. Thompson. William L. Thompson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, Soyun, Grégoire Borst, William L. Thompson, et al.. (2013). Sparing of spatial mental imagery in patients with hippocampal lesions. Learning & Memory. 20(11). 657–663. 13 indexed citations
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Slotnick, Scott D., William L. Thompson, & Stephen M. Kosslyn. (2011). Visual memory and visual mental imagery recruit common control and sensory regions of the brain. Cognitive Neuroscience. 3(1). 14–20. 77 indexed citations
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Thompson, William L., Stephen M. Kosslyn, Michael S. Hoffman, & Katinka van der Kooij. (2008). Inspecting visual mental images: Can people “see” implicit properties as easily in imagery and perception?. Memory & Cognition. 36(5). 1024–1032. 22 indexed citations
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Wright, Rebecca, William L. Thompson, Giorgio Ganis, Nora S. Newcombe, & Stephen M. Kosslyn. (2008). Training generalized spatial skills. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 15(4). 763–771. 171 indexed citations
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Kosslyn, Stephen M., et al.. (2005). Two types of image generation: Evidence from PET. Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. 5(1). 41–53. 32 indexed citations
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Slotnick, Scott D., William L. Thompson, & Stephen M. Kosslyn. (2005). Visual Mental Imagery Induces Retinotopically Organized Activation of Early Visual Areas. Cerebral Cortex. 15(10). 1570–1583. 246 indexed citations
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Ganis, Giorgio, William L. Thompson, & Stephen M. Kosslyn. (2004). Brain areas underlying visual mental imagery and visual perception: an fMRI study. Cognitive Brain Research. 20(2). 226–241. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kosslyn, Stephen M. & William L. Thompson. (2003). When is early visual cortex activated during visual mental imagery?. Psychological Bulletin. 129(5). 723–746. 342 indexed citations
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Wraga, Maryjane, William L. Thompson, Nathaniel M. Alpert, & Stephen M. Kosslyn. (2003). Implicit transfer of motor strategies in mental rotation. Brain and Cognition. 52(2). 135–143. 122 indexed citations
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Kosslyn, Stephen M., Giorgio Ganis, & William L. Thompson. (2003). Mental imagery: against the nihilistic hypothesis. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 7(3). 109–111. 47 indexed citations
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Thompson, William L., et al.. (2001). Mental Imagery of High- and Low-Resolution Gratings Activates Area 17. NeuroImage. 14(2). 454–464. 37 indexed citations
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Kosslyn, Stephen M., Giorgio Ganis, & William L. Thompson. (2001). Neural foundations of imagery. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 2(9). 635–642. 1253 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kosslyn, Stephen M., William L. Thompson, Maryjane Wraga, & Nathaniel M. Alpert. (2001). Imagining rotation by endogenous versus exogenous forces: Distinct neural mechanisms. Neuroreport. 12(11). 2519–2525. 184 indexed citations
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Kosslyn, Stephen M., et al.. (2000). Hypnotic Visual Illusion Alters Color Processing in the Brain. American Journal of Psychiatry. 157(8). 1279–1284. 220 indexed citations
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Kosslyn, Stephen M., William L. Thompson, & Nathaniel M. Alpert. (1997). Neural Systems Shared by Visual Imagery and Visual Perception: A Positron Emission Tomography Study. NeuroImage. 6(4). 320–334. 217 indexed citations
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Menard, Matthew T., Stephen M. Kosslyn, William L. Thompson, Nathaniel M. Alpert, & Scott L. Rauch. (1996). Encoding words and pictures: A positron emission tomography study. Neuropsychologia. 34(3). 185–194. 96 indexed citations
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Salenius, S., M. Kajola, William L. Thompson, Stephen M. Kosslyn, & Riitta Hari. (1995). Reactivity of magnetic parieto-occipital alpha rhythm during visual imagery. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 95(6). 453–462. 79 indexed citations
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Kosslyn, Stephen M., et al.. (1995). Two types of image generation: Evidence for left and right hemisphere processes. Neuropsychologia. 33(11). 1485–1510. 79 indexed citations
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Thompson, William L.. (1972). GAMMA-RAY AND ELECTRON TRANSPORT BY MONTE CARLO.. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, William L.. (1960). Agonistic Behavior in the House Finch. Part II: Factors in Aggressiveness and Sociality. Ornithological Applications. 62(5). 378–402. 59 indexed citations

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