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Graduate Student

Michael T. Amlung
Paul D. Coverdell Neuroimaging Training Program Scholar
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology Laboratory
Cognitive / Experimental Program
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M.S. Psychology, University of Georgia (2009)
B.S. Cognitive Science, Indiana University (2007)

Office: 514
Ph: (706) 542-2174
Fax: (706) 542-3275
Email: mamlung@uga.edu

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Research Interests

My primary interests intersect cognitive and clinical neuroscience. My research focuses on using a multimodal approach combining behavioral and functional neuroimaging techniques to explore the neural basis of addiction. I am interested in how differential recruitment of the mesolimbic dopamine system leads to variation in decision making and how these behaviors relate to other cognitive constructs (particularly cognitive control and working memory). I am especially interested in using behavioral economics paradigms (which integrate the principles of operant conditioning and micro-economics) to explore factors that predispose individuals to the development of substance abuse, especially in undergraduate samples. My graduate training is generously supported, in part, by a fellowship from the Franklin Foundation Neuroimaging Training Program.

Publications

Amlung, M.T., Li, Q., Valtcheva, M., Camchong, J., Dyckman, K.A., Austin, B.P., Unsworth, N., Clementz, B.A., McDowell, J.E. (in preparation). Prosaccade latency predicts antisaccade latency in a sample of healthy normal participants.

MacKillop, J., Sweet, L., Amlung, M.T., Wier, L., David, S., Bickel, W., Cohen, R., & Niaura, R. (in preparation). The neuroeconomics of nicotine dependence: Moderators of variation in intertemporal choice.

MacKillop. J., Pryor, L.R., Amlung, M.T., & Munafo, M. (in preparation). Delayed reward discounting and addiction: a meta-analysis.

Selected Presentations

MacKillop, J., Pryor, L., Amlung, M., & Munafo, M. (2009). Delayed reward discounting in smokers and individuals with other addictive disorders: A meta-analysis. Abstract submitted for presentation at the 2010 annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Baltimore, MD.

Pryor, L.R., MacKillop, J., & Amlung, M. (2009). Delayed reward discounting in individuals with alcohol use disorders and other addictive disorders: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. San Diego, CA.

Amlung, MT, Li, Q, Austin, BP, Camchong, J, & McDowell, JE. Behavioral and neural correlates of poor saccadic control in undergraduates. Abstract submitted for presentation at International Cogngress on Schizophrenia Research 2009 Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Amlung, MT, Li, Q, Austin, BP, Camchong, J, & McDowell, JE. Behavioral and neural correlates of poor saccadic control in undergraduates. Abstract submitted for presentation at International Cogngress on Schizophrenia Research 2009 Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Austin, BP, Dyckman, KA, Amlung, MT, Li, Q, Clementz, BA, & McDowell, JE. Practice-induced changes in neural circuitries supporting saccade performance in schizophrenia: an fMRI study. Abstract submitted for presentation at International Congress on Schizophrenia Research 2009 Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Moore, MN, Austin, BP, Dyckman, KA, Li, Q, Amlung, MT, Meyer, F, Clementz, BA, &McDowell, JE. Behavioral changes following daily practice of saccade tasks in schizophrenia. Abstract submitted for presentation at International Congress on Schizophrenia Research 2009 Meeting. San Diego, CA.

Amlung, MT, Valtcheva, MV, & McDowell, JE. Saccadic performance and its relation to self-report ratings of schizotypy in undergraduates. Abstract submitted for presentation at International Neuropsychological Association 2009 Meeting. Atlanta, GA.