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Scott Huetel is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. His research focuses on decision neuroscience and neuroeconomics, investigating the brain mechanisms underlying economic and social decision making. His laboratory employs functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques to probe brain function and uses various behavioral assays to characterize individual differences in decision-making. Huetel's work also explores innovative analysis methods for fMRI data, emphasizing functional connectivity, pattern classification, and multivariate approaches. He has published widely, including as the lead author of a textbook on Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, now in its third edition. In addition to his research, Huetel is involved in multiple mentoring and educational activities, teaching courses on decision science, decision neuroscience, and neuroethics. He has held several prestigious research grants to explore complex social behaviors and mechanisms of reward dysfunction, contributing significantly to the fields of behavioral economics and consumer decision making.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)