R.T. Pivik
Research Professor
Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2010–2018); United States Department of Veterans Affairs (1972); MACOM (United States) (2015); Harvard University (1977); University of Ottawa (1977–1999); Ottawa Hospital (1985–1999); University of Chicago (1975–1982); Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (1972); Mental Health Research Canada (1996); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2002–2019); Pediatrics and Genetics (2009–2012); Carleton University (1995–1996); Ottawa University (1978)
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R.T. Pivik's research has focused on the study of the human brain, particularly its responses to various stimuli and its underlying mechanisms. His work has investigated the effects of different substances on brain activity, including alcohol and its impact on cognitive processes and sensory perception. Pivik has also examined factors influencing vigilance, attention, and performance, with applications in understanding human factors and operational readiness. His research has been supported by grants, including funding from the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
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- h-index: 29
- Publications: 102
- Citations: 3,471
Selected Publications
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Autonomic Activity in Overweight-Obese Children During the Morning Transition in Cardiac Circadian Regulation (P21-065-19) (2019)
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Cesarean Delivery Impacts Infant Brain Development (2018)
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Resting gamma power during the postnatal critical period for GABAergic system development is modulated by infant diet and sex (2018)
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White Matter Microstructure Correlates with Memory Performance in Healthy Children: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study (2018)
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Brain activation to high-calorie food images in healthy normal weight and obese children: a fMRI study (2018)
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Developmental Changes in Resting Gamma Power from Age Three Months to Five Years Are Modulated by Infant Diet (2017)
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Environmental Forces that Shape Early Development: What We Know and Still Need to Know (2017)
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Gestational Age at Birth and Brain White Matter Development in Term-Born Infants and Children (2017)
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Gamma EEG Activation During Picture‐Word Semantic Processing in 3 Year Olds Varies As A Function of Gender And Infant Diet (2016)
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Infant Diet-Related Changes in Syllable Processing Between 4 and 5 Months: Implications for Developing Native Language Sensitivity (2016)
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Differences in brain functional connectivity at resting state in neonates born to healthy obese or normal-weight mothers (2016)
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Infant Diet And Resting Frontal 6‐10 Hz Power at 9 Months Are Associated with Gender‐Related Differences in Child Temperament at 3 Years (2015)
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Brain gray and white matter differences in healthy normal weight and obese children (2015)
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Semantic memory processing is enhanced in preadolescents breastfed compared to those formula‐fed as infants: An ERP N400 study of sentential semantic congruity (629.1) (2014)
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Infant diet sets the tone for parasympathetic regulation of resting heart rate: Development of vagal tone from 3 months to 2 years (2013)
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