Bruno Averbeck
Chief
Section on Learning and Decision MakingÂ
National Institute of Mental Health NCNP
Japan
Biography
Dr. Averbeck attained a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1994. After working 3 years in industry, Dr. Averbeck returned to the University of Minnesota and completed a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2001, working in the lab of Dr. Apostolos Georgopoulos. His thesis was titled, "Neural Mechanisms of Copying Geometrical Shapes". Following his thesis work, Dr. Averbeck carried out post-doctoral studies at the University of Rochester with Dr. Daeyeol Lee. During this period he studied neural mechanisms underlying sequential learning, coding of vocalizations and population coding. In 2006 Dr. Averbeck moved to University College London as a senior Lecturer, where he began experiments looking at the role of frontal-striatal circuits in learning, combining neurophysiology, brain imaging and patient studies. In 2009, Dr. Averbeck moved to the NIMH and established the Unit on Learning and Decision Making in the Laboratory of Neuropsychology.
Research Interest
neural circuitry, Learning and Decision Making
Publications
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Costa VD, Dal Monte O, Lucas DR, Murray EA, Averbeck BB. Amygdala and Ventral Striatum Make Distinct Contributions to Reinforcement Learning. Neuron. 2016 Oct 19;92(2):505-17.
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Averbeck BB, Chafee MV. Using model systems to understand errant plasticity mechanisms in psychiatric disorders. Nature neuroscience. 2016 Nov 1;19(11):1418-25.
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White SF, Geraci M, Lewis E, Leshin J, Teng C, Averbeck B, Meffert H, Ernst M, Blair JR, Grillon C, Blair KS. Prediction error representation in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder during passive avoidance. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2016 Sep 15;174(2):110-7.
