• Explored whether humans show physiological and behavioral signs of conditioned fear in a virtual reality task when it is paired with an aversive stimulus
• Investigated how general exercise habits contributes to hippocampal-dependent memory
• Measured how general stress and anxiety levels affect sex differences on spatial and verbal memory tasks
• Assessed how induced stress and anxiety impact the relationship between estradiol and hippocampal-dependent spatial memory performance in women
• Examined how nicotine users differ behavioral and physiologically than non-nicotine users in subjective ratings of stimuli, impulsivity, and the ability to balance potential for reward versus loss
• Examined how varying levels of estradiol and hormonal contraceptive use effected spatial memory performance in females on a virtual tasks
• Investigated how participants with schizotypal personality performed on hippocampal-dependent memory tasks
• Examined the effects of curcumin consumption on various spatial memory tasks
• Assessed the impact of internet addictions on conditioning to a virtual environment using virtual rewards
• Examined the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, normal aging, and schizophrenia on driving behavior using a virtual driving simulator
• Investigated fMRI correlates of memory, error monitoring, and emotion in Individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Ran an fMRI examination of memory processes disturbed in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or Schizophrenia
• Conducted an Independent Components Analysis (ICA) of fMRI data relating to spatial orientation and navigation
• Investigated hippocampal function in people with schizophrenia using fMRI
• Ran depth electrode recording of EEG in patients with epilepsy during virtual navigation
• Conducted microdialysis on glutamate concentrations in patients with epilepsy during virtual navigation
• Examined of the effects of THC and/or alcohol on virtual navigation
• Completed an fMRI examination of the role of the hippocampus in associative memory
• Examined of the effects of estrogen therapy on virtual navigation and cognition
• Investigated the effects of chemotherapy on spatial memory and cognition
• Tested the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on hippocampal-dependent learning and memory
• Trained monkeys to navigate through virtual mazes and environments