Scott A Huettel, Associate Professor

Scott A Huettel

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Duke University, 1999 edit
mailing address: B243-E LSRC Box 90999, Duke University Durham, NC 27708
office: B243E LSRC
email:
phone: (919) 681-9527

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Research Summary:
 Research in my laboratory focuses on understanding the brain mechanisms underlying economic and social decision making. We use functional magnetic resonance imaging to probe changes in brain activation, behavioral and psychometric assays to characterize individual differences, and other physiological methods (e.g., eye tracking, pharmacological manipulation, genetics) to link brain and behavior. Because economic and social decisions are common in many game settings, many of our experiments use paradigms adapted from gambling or interactive games. Collectively, these studies fall under the emerging field of "neuroeconomics".

Representative Publications:   (More Publications)   (search)

  1. S.A. Huettel, Allen W. Song, Gregory McCarthy (January, 2009). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2nd Edition.. Sinauer Associates. [detail.php]
  2. Henninger, D.E., Madden, D., & Huettel, S.A. (2010). Age-Related Cognitive Decline Predicts Changes in Risk Preference. Psychology and Aging.
  3. Smith, D.V., Hayden, B.Y., Truong, T-K, Song, A.W., Platt, M.L., & Huettel, S.A. (2010). Distinct Value Signals in Anterior and Posterior Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience.
  4. Venkatraman, V., Rosati, A., Taren, A., & Huettel, S.A. (2009). Resolving Response, Decision, and Strategic Control: Evidence for a Functional Topography in Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 29(42), 13158-13164.
  5. Carter, R.M., MacInnes, J.J., Huettel, S.A., & Adcock, R.A. (2009). Activation in the VTA and nucleus accumbens increases in anticipation of both gains and losses.. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. (doi: 10.3389/neuro.08.021.2009).
  6. Venkatraman, V., Payne, J.W., Bettman, J.R., Luce, M.F., & Huettel, S.A. (2009). Separate neural mechanisms underlie choices and strategic preferences in risky decision making. Neuron, 62(4), 593-602.
  7. Clithero, J.A., Carter, R.M., Huettel, S.A. (2009). Local Pattern Classification Differentiates Processes of Economic Valuation. NeuroImage, 45(4), 1329-1338.
  8. Huettel, S.A., & Payne, J.W. (2009). Integrating Neural and Decision Sciences: Convergence and Constraints. Journal of Marketing Research, 46(1), 14-24.
  9. Clithero, J.A., Tankersley, D., S.A. Huettel (2008). Foundations of Neuroeconomics: From Philosophy to Practice. Public Library of Science: Biology, 6(11), e298.
  10. ML Platt, SA Huettel (2008). Risky business: the neuroeconomics of decision making under uncertainty.. Nature neuroscience, United States, 11(4), 398-403.  [abs]
  11. D Tankersley, CJ Stowe, SA Huettel (2007). Altruism is associated with an increased neural response to agency.. Nature neuroscience, United States, 10(2), 150-1.  [abs]
  12. SA Huettel, CJ Stowe, EM Gordon, BT Warner, ML Platt (2006). Neural signatures of economic preferences for risk and ambiguity.. Neuron, United States, 49(5), 765-75.  [abs]

Lab Personnel: 
McKell Carter, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow)
O'Dhaniel Mullette-Gillman, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Richard Yaxley, Ph.D (Postdoctoral Fellow, w/Michael DeBellis)
Steven Stanton, Ph.D (Postdoctoral Fellow, w/Kevin LaBar)
Chris Coutlee (Graduate Student, Psychology & Neuroscience)
John Clithero (Graduate Student, Economics)
David V. Smith (Graduate Student, Psychology & Neuroscience)
Vinod Venkatraman (Graduate Student, Psychology & Neuroscience)
Brandi Newell (Research Assistant)
Allison Scott (Research Assistant)
Adrienne Taren (Research Assistant)

Courses (Spring 2010):

  • Psy 132.01, Decision neuroscience (b,c) Synopsis
    Perkins 2-088, TuTh 02:50 PM-04:05 PM