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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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MMP-1: An open-label safety and efficacy trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for severe PTSD
Liknaitzky, P., Sundram, S. & Yucel, M.
9/11/20 → 9/05/23
Project: Research
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Efficacy of a 3-month aerobic exercise regime for restoring 'brain health' in heavy cannabis users
Yucel, M., Solowij, N., Coxon, J., Lubman, D., Suo, C., Lee, R. & Segrave, R.
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Cannabidiol may protect the brain against the harmful effects of marijuana
Yucel, M., Solowij, N., Martin, J. H. & Galettis, P.
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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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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How do substance use disorders compare to other psychiatric conditions on structural brain abnormalities? A cross-disorder meta-analytic comparison using the ENIGMA consortium findings
Navarri, X., Afzali, M. H., Sinha, R., Stein, D. J., Momenan, R., Veltman, D. J., Korucuoglu, O., Sjoerds, Z., van Holst, R. J., Hester, R., Orr, C., Cousijn, J., Yucel, M., Lorenzetti, V., Wiers, R., Jahanshad, N., Glahn, D. C., Thompson, P. M., Mackey, S. & Conrod, P. J., Jan 2022, In: Human Brain Mapping. 43, S1, p. 399-413 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Implementation of Therapeutic Virtual Reality Into Psychiatric Care: Clinicians' and Service Managers' Perspectives
Chung, O. S., Robinson, T., Johnson, A. M., Dowling, N. L., Ng, C. H., Yücel, M. & Segrave, R. A., 4 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12, 13 p., 791123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Predicting alcohol dependence from multi-site brain structural measures
Hahn, S., Mackey, S., Cousijn, J., Foxe, J. J., Heinz, A., Hester, R., Hutchinson, K., Kiefer, F., Korucuoglu, O., Lett, T., Li, C. S. R., London, E., Lorenzetti, V., Maartje, L., Momenan, R., Orr, C., Paulus, M., Schmaal, L., Sinha, R., Sjoerds, Z. & 11 others, , Jan 2022, In: Human Brain Mapping. 43, S1, p. 555-565 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Altered resting functional connectivity patterns associated with problematic substance use and substance use disorders during adolescence
Rakesh, D., Lv, J., Zalesky, A., Allen, N. B., Lubman, D. I., Yücel, M. & Whittle, S., 15 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 279, p. 599-608 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 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
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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