University of Georgia
The role of stress and neuropeptides in drug seeking behavior using behavioral pharmacology,
neuroanatomy, and molecular neuroscience.
Hemodynamic and electrocortical measures of emotional scene perception.
Multiscale and multimodal brain mapping with applications to brain diseases.
Judgment and decision making, especially the role of control in decision making,
Bayesian updating, and cognitive contributors to problem gambling.
Structural, functional & genetic abnormalities in schizophrenia.
ADME of drugs and environmental toxicants; impact of compounds on memory,
cognition, and neuropathic pain; oligonucleotide therapeutics and biomarkers.
Neural processing of abdominal sensory information. Control of ingestive behavior and autonomic function.
Neurophysiology of the hippocampus, cellular mechanisms of learning and memory, neuropharmacology of drugs of abuse and rodent models of addiction.
Sensory organs of taste: development, maintenance, and molecular regulations using genetically modified mouse models.
Behavioral neuropharmacology; neuropeptides and trophic factors; plasticity; stress, depression, and addiction.
