Antoine Bechara, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Address
Office location: 2192 RCP
Laboratory: 2197 & 2205 RCP
Phone: 319-356-4913
Fax: 319-356-4505
E-mail: abechara@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
Education
BS University of Toronto, Canada
PhD University of Toronto, Canada
Residency
Fellowship
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Behavioral Neurology, The University of Iowa,
Iowa City, IA 1991-97
Honors and Awards
- M1 Teacher of the Year, The University of Iowa, 1997
- McDonnell-Pew Award, James S. McDonnell Foundation, 1992-95
- MRC Centennial Award, Medical Research Council, Canada, 1994-97
- MRC Fellowship Award, Medical Research Council, Canada, 1991-94
- Ham's Award in Histology, University of Toronto, Canada, 1989
- Playfair McMurich Award, University of Toronto, Canada, 1990
- MRC Studentship Award, Medical Research Council, Canada, 1987-91
Professional Activities/ Editorial Boards
Ad hoc reviewer:
- Neuroscience
- European Journal of Neuroscience
- Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
- Psychobiology
- Journal of Neuroscience
- Cerebral Cortex
- Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, and Behavioral Neurology
Professional Affiliations
Clinical Interests
Research Interests
- Neurobiology of Decision-Making: Anatomical, Psychophysiological, and Behavioral Aspects.
- Role of Emotion in Cognitive Functions: Anatomical, Psychophysiological, and Behavioral Aspects.
- Neurobiology of Addiction: Anatomical, Pharmacological, and Behavioral Aspects.
- Functional Anatomy of Basal Ganglia
Recent Publications/ Reviews
Bechara A, Damasio H, Tranel D, Anderson SW, 1998; "Dissociation of
Working Memory From Decision-Making Within the Human Prefrontal
Cortex." Journal of Neuroscience 18:428-437
Bechara A, Nader K, van der Kooy D, 1998; "A Two Separate Motivational Systems Hypothesis of Opiate Addiction." Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior 59:1-17
Bechara A, Damasio H, Tranel D, Damasio AR, 1997; "Deciding Advantageously Before Knowing the Advantageous Strategy." Science 275:1293-1295
Bechara A, Tranel D, Damasio H, Adolphs R, Rockland C, Damasio AR, 1995; "Double Dissociation of Conditioning and Declarative Knowledge Relative to the Amygdala and Hippocampus in Humans." Science 269:1115-1118