2024/12/17 by Munir Gunes Kutlu · 1 voice
Psychology · Neuroscience · #Mental Health Research Topics #Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
paper · doi:10.61373/bm024k.0136
openalex publication_date 2024/12/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Dr. Munir “Gunes” Kutlu, Assistant Professor at the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CSAR) and the Department of Neural Sciences at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, investigates the neural mechanisms underlying associative learning, mainly focusing on reward, fear, and social interaction. Drawing from his computational neuroscience training at Duke University and postdoctoral work at Temple and Vanderbilt Universities, Dr. Kutlu combines systems neuroscience, computational approaches, and behavioral analysis to understand how our brains process environmental associations and how these processes can become maladaptive in disease states. His laboratory, dedicated to “bridging the brain-behavior gap,” fosters a collaborative environment that nurtures the next generation of neuroscientists while pursuing innovative neural circuit analysis approaches in reward and aversive learning contexts. In this Genomic Press interview, Dr. Kutlu shares his insights on these fascinating aspects of behavioral neuroscience and his laboratory's mission to advance our understanding of neural circuit function in health and disease.