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Personal profile
Biography
I gained a PhD combined with specialist clinical training in Clinical Neuropsychology in 2001 at La Trobe University. I then worked across as a number of mental health research centers at the University of Melbourne and was promoted to Professor in 2012.
Currently, I work at Monash University - within the School of Psychological Sciences, where I Head the Addiction and Mental Health research program. I also Direct BrainPark - a world-first neuroscience research clinic designed to bring the latest neuroscience with diagnostic or therapeutic benefit to the community in an accessible and inspiring way, using neuroscience, lifestyle medicine and technology. I am an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and hold the David Winston Turner Chair in Addiction and Mental Health Research.
Over two decades, I have work worked at the interface between clinical neuropsychology, psychiatry, neuroscience and technology. My group adopt a 'trans-diagnostic' approach to investigate whether the initiation and maintenance of substance and behavioural addictions, as well as, obsessive-compulsive disorder are underpinned by overlapping cognitive and motivational tendencies, and brain substrates (e.g., those related to impulsivity and compulsivity). My group are also combining lifestyle, psychological and technology-based interventions (such as physical exercise, mindfulness mediation, yoga, virtual reality, cognitive training, and gentle brain stimulation) to enhance therapeutic outcomes and create accessible treatments that can be engaging, effective and self-administered.
In 2015, 2017-2019, I was named in the world's “Most Highly Cited” authors reflecting that my groups work is in the top 1% of the world’s most influential scientific work over a 10-year period. This illustrates my groups exceptional and enduring impact on a world stage.
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Research interests
neuroscience | decision-making | habit | motivation | reward | impulsivity | compulsivity | addiction | exercise | virtual-reality | brain health
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honorary Professorial Fellow (Department of Psychiatry), University of Melbourne
Research area keywords
- MRI
- Neuropsychological assessment
- brain development
- brain imaging
- impulsivity
- problem gambling
- risk taking
- substance abuse
Network
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Evaluating the effect of fermented dairy on brain imaging outcomes: An eight week, randomised, placebo-controlled intervention study
Jacka, F. N., Yucel, M., Suo, C., Maleki, S., Marx, W., Rocks, T., Loughman, A., Hockey, M., Aslam, H. & Lagopoulos, J.
1/04/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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MAGNET: Mental Health Australia General Clinical Trial Network (MAGNET)
Berk, M., Rossell, S. L., Fitzgerald, P., O'Neil, A., Turner, A., Rodgers, A., Mihalopoulos, C., Ng, C., Galletly, C. A., Davey, C. G., Harris, A. W. F., Pantelis, C., Loo, C. K., Lubman, D., Siskind, D. J., Forbes, D., Meyer, D., Jacka, F. N., Kay-Lambkin, F. J., Malhi, G. S., Murray, G., Christensen, H. M., Kulkarni, J., Sarris, J., Lagopoulos, J., McGrath, J. J., Hoy, K., Mills, K., Nelson, M. R., O'Donnell, M. L., Gunn, J. M., Millard, M., Kyrios, M., Yucel, M., Glozier, N., Martin, N., Dean, O., Almeida, O., Batterham, P. J., McKetin, R., Bryant, R. A., Osborne, R., Harvey, S., Hood, S., Touyz, S. W., Sundram, S., Apostolopoulos, V., Zoungas, S., Venkatesh, S., Russell, S., Poynton, A. & Arunogiri, S.
Project: Research
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Sage Bionetworks - Technical update / report on BrainPAC development
1/03/22 → 30/05/22
Project: Research
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Bridging the links between Big Five personality traits and problematic smartphone use: a network analysis
Liu, C., Ren, L., Rotaru, K., Liu, X., Li, K., Yang, W., Li, Y., Wei, X., Yücel, M. & Albertella, L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cognitive inflexibility and repetitive habitual actions are associated with problematic use of the internet
Raj, K., Segrave, R., Verdéjo-Garcia, A. & Yücel, M., Apr 2023, In: Addictive Behaviors. 139, 7 p., 107600.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Using the Theoretical Domains Framework to Inform the Implementation of Therapeutic Virtual Reality into Mental Healthcare
Chung, O. S., Dowling, N. L., Brown, C., Robinson, T., Johnson, A. M., Ng, C. H., Yücel, M. & Segrave, R. A., Mar 2023, In: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 50, 2, p. 237–268 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Are Australian Mental Health Services Ready for Therapeutic Virtual Reality? An Investigation of Knowledge, Attitudes, Implementation Barriers and Enablers
Chung, O. S., Johnson, A. M., Dowling, N. L., Robinson, T., Ng, C. H., Yücel, M. & Segrave, R. A., Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13, 12 p., 792663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise with brain white matter in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Maleki, S., Hendrikse, J., Chye, Y., Caeyenberghs, K., Coxon, J. P., Oldham, S., Suo, C. & Yücel, M., Oct 2022, In: Brain Imaging and Behavior. 16, 5, p. 2402–2425 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Clinical Career Development Award
Yucel, Murat (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Early Career Investigator Award
Yucel, Murat (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Press/Media
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Media: print article on NHMRC funded study of the effects of cannabis compounds on the brain and cognition
9/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Media: print article on Virtual Reality for assessing and treating mental ill-health
22/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Public lecture: Gamble, drink, consume, repeat: why we need BrainPark (hosted by Royal Society of Victoria)
9/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Media: interviewed for radio's Triple J Hack on Virtual Reality interventions for mental health
29/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Community open evening: BrainPark: revealing a new approach to addiction and OCD
26/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities