Publications

2025

 

• Hall, P.A. (2025). Neuroinflammation and obesity in the ABCD Study. JAMA Network Open.

• Potwarka, L. R., Safati, A. B., Pappas, A. T., Ramchandani, G., Naraine, M. L., Gurbez, N., ... & Hall, P. A. (2025). Understanding the sport viewership experience using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 13374.

 

2024

 

• Falck, R. S., Stein, R. G., Davis, J. C., Eng, J. J., Middleton, L. E., Hall, P. A., & Liu-Ambrose, T. (2024). Does sleep moderate the effects of exercise training or complex mental and social activities on cognitive function in adults with chronic stroke? Secondary analysis of a randomized trial. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, glae264.

• Hall, P.A., Burhan, A. (2024). Comment on Zeraatkar et al. (2024): Another modality on the horizon. BMJ, 387, e081318

• Sakib, M. N., Saragadam, A., Santagata, M. C., Jolicoeur-Becotte, M., Kozyr, L., Burhan, A. M., & Hall, P. A. (2024). rTMS for post-covid 19 condition: A sham-controlled case series involving iTBS-300 and iTBS-600. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 100736.

• Cheng, Z., Herold, F., Guan, K., Gao, Y., Gerber, M., Werneck, A. O., ... & Zou, L. (2024). Prospective associations between physical activity and internalizing/externalizing problems in preterm youth across 7 years. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, 100646.

• Falck, R. S., Hsu, C. L., Best, J. R., Boa Sorte Silva, N. C., Hall, P. A., Li, L. C., & Liu-Ambrose, T. (2024). Cross-sectional and longitudinal neural predictors of physical activity and sedentary behaviour from a 6-month randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 919.

 

2023

• Hall, P. A., Sakib, M. N., Hudson, A., Billawala, A., Fong, G. T., & Ayaz, H. (2023). Task-related oxygenation in the prefrontal cortex as a function of mask-wearing frequency: An empirical test using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Neuroimage: Reports, 3(4), 100192.

• Hall, P. A., Burhan, A. M., McKillop, J. C., & Duarte, D. (2023). Next-generation cognitive assessment: combining functional brain imaging, system perturbations and novel equipment interfaces. Brain Research Bulletin, 110797.

• Adjetey, C., Davis, J. C., Falck, R. S., Best, J. R., Dao, E., Bennett, K., ... & Liu-Ambrose, T. (2023). Economic Evaluation of Exercise or Cognitive and Social Enrichment Activities for Improved Cognition After Stroke. JAMA Network Open, 6(11), e2345687-e2345687.

• Hall, P. A., Meng, G., Boudreau, C., Hudson, A., Quah, A. C., Agar, T., & Fong, G. T. (2023). Social cognitive predictors of vaccination status, uptake and mitigation behaviors in the Canadian COVID-19 Experiences survey. Vaccine, 41(27), 4031-4041.

• Hudson, A., Hall, P. A., Hitchman, S. C., Meng, G., & Fong, G. T. (2023). Cognitive predictors of COVID-19 mitigation behaviors in vaccinated and unvaccinated general population members. Vaccine, 41(27), 4019-4026.

• Hall, P. A., Meng, G., Sakib, M. N.,* Quah, A. C., Agar, T., & Fong, G. T. (2023). Do the vaccinated perform less distancing, mask wearing and hand hygiene? A test of the risk compensation hypothesis in a representative sample during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine, 41(27), 4027-4030.

• Hall, P. A., Ayaz, H., Meng, G., Hudson, A., Sakib, M. N., Quah, A. C., ... & Fong, G. T. (2023). Neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms following infection with COVID-19: Evidence from laboratory and population studies. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 28, 100595.

• Sakib, M. N., Best, J. R., & Hall, P. A. (2023). Bidirectional Associations Between Adiposity and Cognitive Function and Mediation by Brain Morphology in the ABCD Study. JAMA Network Open, 6(2), e2255631-e2255631.

• Sakib, M.N.*, Best, J. R., Ramezan, R., Thompson, M. E., & Hall, P. A. (2023). Bidirectional associations between adiposity and cognitive function: a prospective analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 78(2), 314-325.

• Hall, P. A., Rolls, E., & Berkman, E. (2023). The social neuroscience of eating: an introduction to the special issue. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), nsac060.

• Hall, P. A., Best, J. R., Beaton, E. A., Sakib, M. N., & Danckert, J. (2023). Morphology of the prefrontal cortex predicts body composition in early adolescence: cognitive mediators and environmental moderators in the ABCD Study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), nsab104.

• Hall, P. A., Best, J. R., Danckert, J., Beaton, E. A., & Lee, J. A. (2023). Morphometry of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex is associated with eating dispositions in early adolescence: findings from a large population-based study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), nsab084.

• Fatakdawala, I.*, Ayaz, H., Safati, A.*, Sakib, M.N.*, & Hall, P.A. (2021). Effects of prefrontal theta burst stimulation on neuronal activity and subsequent eating behavior: an interleaved rTMS and fNIRS study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.

 

2022

• Liu-Ambrose, T., Falck, R. S., Dao, E., Best, J. R., Davis, J. C., Bennett, K., Hall, P. A., Hsiung, G.-Y. R., Middleton, L. E., Goldsmith, C. H., Graf, P., & Eng, J. J. (2022). Effect of Exercise Training or Complex Mental and Social Activities on Cognitive Function in Adults With Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(10), e2236510-e2236510.

• Sakib, M.N*., Best, J. R., Ramezan, R., Thompson, M. E., & Hall, P. A. (2022). Bidirectional associations between adiposity and cognitive function: A prospective analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). The Journals of Gerontology: Series A.

• Hall, P. A., Meng, G., Hudson, A*., Sakib, M. N*., Hitchman, S. C., MacKillop, J., ... & Fong, G. T. (2022). Cognitive function following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population-representative Canadian sample. Brain, behavior, & immunity-health, 21, 100454.

• Hall, P. A., Fong, G. T., Hitchman, S. C., Quah, A. C., Agar, T., Meng, G., ... & Boudreau, C. (2022). Brain and behavior in health communication: The Canadian COVID-19 Experiences Project. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 22, 100467.

• Borland, R., Le Grande, M., Heckman, B. W., Fong, G. T., Bickel, W. K., Stein, J. S., East, K. A., Hall, P. A., & Cummings, K. M. (2022). The Predictive Utility of Valuing the Future for Smoking Cessation: Findings from the ITC 4 Country Surveys. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 631.

• Sakib, M. N*., Ramezan, R., Thompson, M. E., Best, J. R., & Hall, P. A. (2022). Cognitive Function Is Associated With Multiple Indices of Adiposity in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 84(7), 773-784.

• Hall, P. A., & Burhan, A. M. (2022). Commentary on Song et al: Brain stimulation for addictions‐optimizing impact via strategic interleaving with pharmacotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and restructuring the micro‐ environment. Addiction, 117(5), 1256-1257

 

2021

• Papasideris, M.*, Safati, A.B.*, Ayaz, H., Morita, P.P., & Hall, P.A. (2021). Examining the relationships among adolescent health behaviours, prefrontal function, and academic achievement using fNIRS. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 50, 100983.

• Hall, P. A., Sheeran, P., Fong, G. T., Cheah, C. S., Oremus, M., Liu-Ambrose, T., ... & Morita, P. P. (2021). Biobehavioral aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: A review. Psychosomatic medicine, 83(4), 309-321.

• Papasideris, M.*, Ayaz, H., Hall, P.A. (2021). Medial prefrontal brain activity correlates with emerging symptoms of anxiety and depression in late adolescence: a fNIRS study. Developmental Psychobiology, 63 (7), e22199.

• Papasideris, M.*, Leatherdale, S. T., Battista, K., & Hall, P. A. (2021). An examination of the prospective association between physical activity and academic achievement in youth at the population level. Plos one, 16(6), e0253142.

 

2020

• Hall, P. A., & Lowe, C. J.* (2020). Cravings, currents and cadavers: What is the magnitude of tDCS effects on food craving outcomes?. Nutritional neuroscience, 23(6), 490-493.

• Sakib, M. N.*, Butt, Z. A., Morita, P. P., Oremus, M., Fong, G. T., & Hall, P. A. (2020). Considerations for an Individual-Level Population Notification System for Pandemic Response: A Review and Prototype. JMIR, 22(6), e19930.

• Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Hewitt, P. L., Flett, G. L., Hall, P. A., & Lee-Baggley, D. L. (2020). The existential model of perfectionism and depressive symptoms: Testing a moderated mediation model in community adults using a one-month two-wave longitudinal design. Personality and Individual Differences, 157, 109826.

• Hall, P. A., Erickson, K. I., Lowe, C. J.*, & Sakib, M. N.* (2020). Quantifying cortical resilience in experimental, clinical, and epidemiological studies: A conceptually grounded method using noninvasive brain stimulation. Psychosomatic medicine, 82(3), 281-286.

 

2019

• Safati, A.B.*ǂ, & Hall, P.A.ǂ(2019). Contextual cues as modifiers of cTBS effects on indulgent eating. Brain Stimulation, 12, 1253–1260.

• Lowe, C.J.*, Reichelt, A.C., & Hall, P.A. (2019). The prefrontal cortex and obesity: A health neuroscience perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 23, 349-361.

• Hall, P.A. (2019). What mediates exercise effects on dietary choice? Some clues from the brain stimulation literature. International Journal of Obesity, 43, 1650-1651.

• Hall, P.A. (2019). Brain stimulation as a method for understanding, treating and preventing disorders of indulgent food consumption. Current Addiction Reports, 6, 266-272.

• Hall, P.A. (2019). Novel contributions of neuroergonomics and cognitive engineering to population health (pp 3-13). In H. Ayaz (Ed.), Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering. Springer: New York, NY.

• Daly, M., Hall, P.A., Allan, J.L. (2019). Time perspective and all-cause mortality: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, 86–492.

• Falck, R., Best, J., Davis, J., Eng, J., Middleton, L., Hall, P.A., Liu-Ambrose, T. (2019). Sleep and cognitive function in chronic stroke: A comparative cross-sectional study. Sleep, 42, 1-11.

 

2018

• Hall, P.A., Bickel, W.K., Erickson, K.I., & Wagner, D.D. (2018). Neuroimaging, neuromodulation, and population health: The neuroscience of chronic disease prevention. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1428, 240-256.

• Lowe, C.J.*, Staines, W.R., Manocchio, F.*, & Hall, P.A. (2018). The neurocognitive mechanisms underlying food cravings and snack food consumption. A combined continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) and EEG study. NeuroImage, 177, 45-58.

• Lowe, C.J.*, Riechelt, A.C. & Hall, P.A. (2018). The prefrontal cortex and obesity: A health neuroscience perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

• Hall, P.A., Lowe, C.J.*, Safati, A.*, Li, H.*, Klassen, E.*, Burhan, A.M. (2018). Effects of left dlPFC modulation on social cognitive processes following food sampling. Appetite, 126, 73-79.

• Lowe, C.J.*, Manocchio, F.*, Safati, A.*, & Hall, P.A. (2018). The effects of theta burst stimulation (TBS) targeting the prefrontal cortex on executive functioning: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychologia, 111, 344-359.

• Hall, P.A. (2018). Brain stimulation as a method for understanding, treating and preventing disorders of indulgent food consumption. Current Addiction Reports. [sole author contribution]

• Best, J.R., Eng, J.J., Davis, J.C., Hsiung, G.R., Hall, P.A., Middleton, L.E., Graf, P., Goldsmith, C.H., & Liu-Ambrose. T. (2018). Study protocol for Vitality: a proof-of-concept randomised controlled trial of exercise training or complex mental and social activities to promote cognition in adults with chronic stroke. BMJ Open, 8(3):e021490

• Hall, P.A., Vincent, C.M.*, & Burhan, A.M. (2018). Non-invasive brain stimulation for food cravings, consumption, and disorders of eating: A review of methods, findings and controversies. Appetite, 124, 78-88.

• Hicks, R.A., Hall, P.A., Staines, W.R., & McIlroy, W.E. (2018). Frontal alpha asymmetry and aerobic exercise: are changes due to cardiovascular demand or bilateral rhythmic movement? Biological Psychology, 92, 9-16.

• Du, B., Bigelow, P., Wells, R., Davies, H., Hall, P.A., & Johnson, P. (2018). The impact of different seats and whole-body vibration exposures on truck driver vigilance and discomfort. Ergonomics, 61, 528-537. [IF=2.09]

• Daly, M., Hall, P.A., & Allan, J.L. (2018). Time perspective and all-cause mortality: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

• Hall, P.A., & Lowe, C.J.* (2018). Cravings, currents and cadavers: What is the magnitude of tDCS effects on food craving outcomes? Nutritional Neuroscience.

• Lowe, C.J.* & Hall, P.A. (2018). Reproducibility and sources of inter- individual variability in the responsiveness to prefrontal continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS). Neuroscience Letters, 687, 280-284.

 

2017

• Lowe, C.J.*, Safati, A.*, & Hall, P.A. (2017). The neurocognitive consequences of sleep restriction: A meta-analytic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 80, 586-604.

• Hall, P.A., Erickson, K.I. & Gianaros, P.J. (2017). The neurobiology of health communication. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79, 376-378.

• Hall, P.A., Lowe, C.J.*, & Vincent, C.M.* (2017). Brain stimulation effects on food cravings and consumption: An update on Lowe et al. (2017) and a response to Generoso et al. (2017). Psychosomatic Medicine, 79, 839-842.

• Best, J.R.*, Chiu, B.K., Hall, P.A., & Liu-Ambrose, T. (2017). Larger lateral prefrontal cortex volume predicts better exercise adherence among older women: Evidence from two exercise training studies. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 72, 804-810.

• Lowe, C.J.*ǂ, Vincent, C.M.*ǂ, & Hall, P.A. (2017). Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on food cravings and consumption: A meta-analytic review. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79, 2-13. [ǂ denotes equal contribution]

• Lowe, C.J.*, Staines, W.R., & Hall, P.A. (2017). Effects of moderate exercise on cortical resilience: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79, 143-152.

• Vincent, C.M.* & Hall, P.A. (2017). Cognitive effects of a 30-minute aerobic exercise bout on adults with overweight/obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Obesity Science and Practice. DOI: 10.1002/osp4.112

• Luu, K.*, & Hall, P.A. (2017). Examining the acute effects of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation on executive function and mood. Mindfulness, 8, 873–880.

 

2016

• Hall, P.A. (2016). Executive-control processes in high-calorie food consumption. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25, 91-98.

• Lowe, C.J.*, Kolev, D.* & Hall, P.A. (2016). An exploration of exercise- induced cognitive enhancement and transfer effects to dietary self-control. Brain and Cognition, 110, 102-111.

• Sheeran, P., Bosch, J.A., Crombez, G., Hall, P.A., Harris, J.L., Papies, E.K., Wiers, R.W. (2016). Implicit processes in health psychology: Diversity and promise. Health Psychology, 35, 761-766.

• Vincent, C.M.*, Hall, P.A., Ebsary, S., Hannay, S., Hayes-Cardinal, L., Husein, N. (2016). Knowledge confidence and desire for further diabetes- management education among nurses and personal support workers in long- term care. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 40, 226-233.

• Hall, P.A., Husein, N., & Vincent, C.M.* (2016). Mental health needs of patients living with diabetes in the long-term care context: A comment on Sears and Schmidt. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 40, 490–491.

• Hall, P.A. (2016). Prevention Neuroscience: A new frontier for preventive medicine. Preventive Medicine, 86, 114-116.

 

2015

• Vincent, C.M.* & Hall, P.A. (2015). Executive function in adults with Type 2 diabetes: A meta-analytic review. Psychosomatic Medicine, 77, 631-642.

• Hall, P.A., Tran, B.*, Lowe, C.J.*, Vincent, C.M.*, Mourtzakis, M., Liu- Ambrose, T., Prapavessis, H., & Gidron, Y. (2015). Expression of executive control in situational context: Effects of facilitating versus restraining cues on snack consumption. Health Psychology.

• Hall, P.A., & Fong, G.T. (2015). Temporal self-regulation theory: a neurobiologically informed model for physical activity behavior. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9:117. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00117.

• Luu, K., & Hall, P.A. (2015). Hatha yoga and executive function: A systematic review. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 22, 125-133.

• Hall, P.A. (2015). Re-establishing momentum in theory development: A commentary on Sniehotta, Presseau and Araújo-Soares. Health Psychology Review, 9, 172-175.

• Mullen, S.M., & Hall, P.A. (2015). Editorial: Physical activity, self-regulation, and executive control across the lifespan. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9:614. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00614

 

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