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Biography
Antonio currently holds the position of Professor (Research) in the School of Psychological Sciences and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University. He is also an NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and the Co-Chair of the Neuroscience Interest Group at the International Society of Addiction Medicine. He has an Adjunct Honorary Appointment in Turning Point (Eastern Health).
Antonio has a PhD in Psychology (University of Granada, 2006), and a Masters in Psychological and Biomedical Aspects of Health and Illness (University of Granada, 2002). He subsequently took on postdoctoral training in addiction neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, US), the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) and the Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mediques (Barcelona, Spain). He was then appointed as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the University of Granada before joining Monash in 2012.
Antonio's research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underpinning executive control and decision-making, and their implications for substance and behavioural addictions, compulsive eating and obesity. He has published > 290 peer-reviewed articles, edited a book on Cognition & Addiction (Academic Press, 2020), and his research has been continuously funded via national and international competitive research schemes. His work has attracted over 17,000 citations. He sits on the Editorial Board of the journals: Addiction (#1 in the Substance Abuse category of the Journal Citation Reports rank), PLoS One, The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Current Addiction Reports, and Adicciones.
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Research area keywords
- addiction
- obesity
- substance abuse
- impulsivity
- decision making
- executive function
- reward
- emotion processing
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Supercharging clinical translation of psilocybin treatment for anorexia nervosa using synergistic clinical and animal models
Foldi, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Verdejo-Garcia, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Griffiths, K. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Maguire, S. (Partner Investigator (PI))
25/11/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Neural network modelling informed personalised brain stimulation for alcohol use disorder
Verdejo-Garcia, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Anderson, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Razi, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Albein-Urios, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mahlberg, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lubman, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Davies, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
9/04/24 → 1/05/25
Project: Research
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AAT-APP Trial: A RCT of alcohol approach-avoidance training to reduce heavy drinking in people with alcohol use disorders
Manning, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Verdejo-Garcia, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lubman, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Staiger, P. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Garfield, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reynolds, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), de New, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wiers, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Roxburgh, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Linking clinical and basic science discovery to find new treatments for alcohol use disorder
Haber, P. S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Morley, K. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lawrence, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Manning, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lubman, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McNally, G. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Millan, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arunogiri, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Verdejo-Garcia, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Walker, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Logge, W. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ogeil, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Leggio, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kranzler, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Baillie, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Grunstein, R. R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Perry, C. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bonomo, Y. (Associate Investigator (AI))
3/02/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Decoding the drivers of food choices towards sustainable self-management of obesity
1/01/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Impulsivity and self-control as timeless concepts: a conceptual analysis of intertemporal choice
van Baal, S. T., Walasek, L., Verdejo-García, A. & Hohwy, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Decision. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A three-arm randomised controlled trial of a telehealth intervention targeting improvement in addictive eating for Australian adults (the TRACE program)
Skinner, J. A., Leary, M., Whatnall, M., Collins, R. A., Pursey, K. M., Verdejo-Garcia, A., Hay, P. J., Baker, A. L., Hides, L., Paxton, S. J., Wood, L. G., Colyvas, K., Collins, C. E. & Burrows, T. L., 1 Apr 2024, In: Appetite. 195, 13 p., 107211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Chemical cousins with contrasting behavioural profiles: MDMA users and methamphetamine users differ in social-cognitive functions and aggression
Zacher, A., Zimmermann, J., Cole, D. M., Friedli, N., Opitz, A., Baumgartner, M. R., Steuer, A. E., Verdejo-Garcia, A., Stock, A. K., Beste, C. & Quednow, B. B., Jun 2024, In: European Neuropsychopharmacology. 83, p. 43-54 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Clinical translation of expert-endorsed cognitive rehabilitation interventions for substance use disorders
Verdejo-Garcia, A., Berry, J., Caracuel, A., Copersino, M. L., Field, M., Garland, E. L., Lorenzetti, V., Malloy-Diniz, L., Manning, V., Marceau, E. M., Pennington, D. L., Rezapour, T., Strickland, J. C., Wiers, R. W. & Ekhtiari, H., Jun 2024, In: World Psychiatry. 23, 2, p. 299-301 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Cognitive, computational and learning processes involved in behavioral addiction: Current views and future directions
Perales, J. C., Flayelle, M., Verdejo-García, A., Clark, L. & Billieux, J., Jan 2024, In: Addictive Behaviors. 148, 4 p., 107874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)