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Sandra Witelson

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Professor EmeritusPsychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Sandra Witelson

Professor Emeritus

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2014

Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No graduate courses on record.
6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Publications

6,972

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Contact

witelson@mcmaster.ca (905) 525-9140 ext. 76438

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Hemispheric Asymmetry in NeuroscienceNeuroscience
Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric DysfunctionNeuroscience
Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience
Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience
Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology

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80 publications.

Individual variability in the nuclei of the human superior olivary complex

Farid Y, Lukyanenko B, Witelson SF, Baizer JS

Brain Structure and Function2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00429-025-03005-4

Brain Morphology in Extraordinary Geometrician Harold Coxeter: implications for connectivity

Scott CJ, Kigar D, Li PH, Wen A, Malhotra D, Daudi Z, Black SE, Witelson SF

Alzheimer's and Dementia2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/alz70857_107442

Glycine is a transmitter in the human and chimpanzee cochlear nuclei

Baizer JS, Sherwood CC, Hof PR, Baker JF, Witelson SF

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy20243 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2024.1331230 PMID: W4391841961

Comparative analysis of four nuclei in the human brainstem: Individual differences, left-right asymmetry, species differences

Baizer JS, Witelson SF

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy2023Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2023.1069210 PMID: W4321100329

Individual variability in the size and organization of the human arcuate nucleus of the medulla

Baizer JS, Webster CJ, Witelson SF

Brain Structure and Function20229 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00429-021-02396-4

Neuropsychological Study of the Development of Spatial Cognition

Witelson SF, Swallow JA

2022First author

DOI: 10.4324/9781315785462-20

Individual variability in the size and organization of the human arcuate nucleus of the medulla

Baizer JS, Witelson SF

20211 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-476922/v1

Neuroanatomical Bases of Hemispheric Functional Specialization in the Human Brain: Possible Developmental Factors1

Witelson SF

20201 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.4324/9781315789156-2

Individual variability in the structural properties of neurons in the human inferior olive

Baizer JS, Wong KM, Sherwood CC, Hof PR, Witelson SF

Brain Structure and Function20189 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00429-017-1580-2

Species Differences in the Organization of the Ventral Cochlear Nucleus

Baizer JS, Wong KM, Salvi RJ, Manohar S, Sherwood CC, Hof PR, Baker JF, Witelson SF

Anatomical Record20187 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/ar.23751 PMID: W2772291228

Frequent collaborators

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Charles Harry Goldsmith

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 1991

Geoffrey Hall

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

1 shared papers, latest 2004

Henry Szechtman

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2004

Researchers with similar interests

Victor Kuperman

Linguistics and Languages

Reading and Literacy Development, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Anna Moro

Linguistics and Languages

Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Reading and Literacy Development

Ian Bruce

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

Jason Archibald

Surgery

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

Deda Gillespie

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

Barbara Jean Pollock

Rehabilitation Science

Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience Dear Professor Witelson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Individual variability in the nuclei of the human superior olivary complex" (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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