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

Address
Office location: 2192 RCP
Laboratory: 2197 & 2205 RCP
Phone: 319-356-4913
Fax: 319-356-4505
E-mail: abechara@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu