Michael T. Amlung
Current research interests: My research interests center on understanding the neural circuitry that supports human executive functions (cognitive control, response inhibition, working memory, etc). As a scholar with the Paul D. Coverdell Neuroimaging Training Program, I am actively involved in learining all aspects of fMRI research from design to analysis. I am involved with several projects that use fMRI to investigate the neural circuitry supporting performance on saccadic eye movement tasks (rapid eye movements to the periphery). My current research focuses on identifying neuropsychological and biological factors that predispose individuals to later development of psychiatric illness. I am also planning to conduct fMRI and behavioral studies that investigate the role of working memory in successful antisaccade performance. Related interests include using fMRI to investigate neuronal plasticity and reorganization that accompanies rehabilitation following traumatic brain injuries and stroke. Abstracts: 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. Amlung, MT, Berg, SA, & Chambers, RA. Neonatal lesions of the rat nucleus accumbens / septum. Poster presented at 2007 Annual Meeting of Cognitive Neuroscience Society. May 5-8, 2007. New York, NY. & Indiana Psychological Association Fall Conference. November 10, 2006. Indianapolis, IN. Amlung, MT. The effects of neonatal lesions of the rat nucleus accumbens and septum on psychiatric phenotypes. Talk given at 2007 Annual IUB Undergraduate Symposium and Research Fair. March 24, 2007. Bloomington, IN. Amlung, MT. Impaired interference task performance in early Huntington’s disease reflects frontalsubcortical circuit dysfunction. Talk given at Butler University Undergraduate Research Fair, April 21, 2006. Indianapolis, IN. Amlung, MT. The effects of color on free recall of visual images: An analysis using a dual color working memory task. Talk given at Butler University Undergraduate Research Fair, April 21, 2006. Indianapolis, IN. Amlung, MT. The effects of color on working memory. Poster presented at 2006 Annual IUB Undergraduate Symposium and Research Fair, March 25, 2006. Bloomington, IN. Honors: 2008- 2009 Paul D. Coverdell Neuroimaging Program Franklin Foundation Scholar 2008 Honorable Mention – National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2008 Advanced AFNI Data Analysis Internship, Laboratory of Biological Dynamics and Theoretical Medicine, University of California San Diego. 2008 Franklin Foundation Travel Award
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