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Antonio Verdejo-García

Antonio Verdejo-García

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Psychology

D-Index
72
Citations
18763
World Ranking
2072
National Ranking
98

Overview

Antonio Verdejo-García is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a research focus primarily situated within the fields of psychology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work spans numerous publications and contributions to the understanding of behavioral and cognitive aspects related to addiction and mental health.

Their recent research papers explore various dimensions of substance use disorders, impulsivity, and cognitive interventions. Notable recent publications include:

  • Effect of Cognitive Bias Modification on Early Relapse Among Adults Undergoing Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Impulsivity traits and neurocognitive mechanisms conferring vulnerability to substance use disorders, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • A methodological checklist for fMRI drug cue reactivity studies: development and expert consensus, 2022, Nature Protocols
  • Cognitive boosting interventions for impulsivity in addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive training, remediation and pharmacological enhancement, 2021, Addiction
  • Cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders: a Delphi consensus study, 2022, Addiction

Antonio Verdejo-García frequently collaborates with several researchers in related fields. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Dan I. Lubman
  • Hamed Ekhtiari
  • Alexandra C. Anderson
  • Katharina Voigt
  • Alex H. Robinson

The scholar often publishes in venues that connect neuroscience, psychiatry, and addiction studies. Frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Psychiatry
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Addiction

Their academic contributions also include a book published by Frontiers Media titled Brain and cognition for addiction prevention and treatment (2021).

The primary fields of study where Verdejo-García contributes are:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, the research is further specialized into subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Applied Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The main research topics addressed include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Best Publications

  • Impulsivity as a vulnerability marker for substance-use disorders: Review of findings from high-risk research, problem gamblers and genetic association studies

    Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Andrew John Lawrence;Luke Clark

  • Neuropsicología de las funciones ejecutivas

    Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Antoine Bechara

  • What are the specific vs. generalized effects of drugs of abuse on neuropsychological performance

    Maria Jose Fernandez-Serrano;Miguel Perez-Garcia;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia

  • A somatic marker theory of addiction

    Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Antoine Bechara

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  • Executive dysfunction in substance dependent individuals during drug use and abstinence: an examination of the behavioral, cognitive and emotional correlates of addiction.

    Antonio Verdejo-García;Antoine Bechara;Emily C. Recknor;Miguel Pérez-García

  • Negative emotion-driven impulsivity predicts substance dependence problems.

    Antonio Verdejo-García;Antoine Bechara;Antoine Bechara;Emily C. Recknor;Miguel Pérez-García

  • Profile of executive deficits in cocaine and heroin polysubstance users: common and differential effects on separate executive components.

    Antonio Verdejo-García;Miguel Pérez-García

  • Cognitive impulsivity in cocaine and heroin polysubstance abusers.

    Antonio J. Verdejo-García;José C. Perales;Miguel Pérez-García

  • Impulsivity as a vulnerability factor for poor addiction treatment outcomes: A review of neurocognitive findings among individuals with substance use disorders

    Laura Stevens;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Anneke Goudriaan;Herbert Roeyers

  • Impulsivity and cognitive distortions in pathological gamblers attending the UK National Problem Gambling Clinic: a preliminary report.

    Rosanna Michalczuk;Henrietta Bowden-Jones;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Luke Clark

  • The role of interoception in addiction: a critical review.

    Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Luke Clark;Barnaby D Dunn

  • Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation (tES and TMS) for addiction medicine: A consensus paper on the present state of the science and the road ahead

    Hamed Ekhtiari;Hosna Tavakoli;Giovanni Addolorato;Chris Baeken

  • Neuropsychological consequences of alcohol and drug abuse on different components of executive functions

    María José Fernández-Serrano;Miguel Pérez-García;Jacqueline Schmidt Río-Valle;Antonio Verdejo-García

  • The differential relationship between cocaine use and marijuana use on decision-making performance over repeat testing with the Iowa Gambling Task

    Antonio Verdejo-Garcia;Amy Benbrook;Frank Funderburk;Paula David

  • Differential effects of MDMA, cocaine, and cannabis use severity on distinctive components of the executive functions in polysubstance users: A multiple regression analysis

    Antonio J. Verdejo-Garcı́a;Francisca López-Torrecillas;Francisco Aguilar de Arcos;Miguel Pérez-Garcı́a

  • Clinical Implications and Methodological Challenges in the Study of the Neuropsychological Correlates of Cannabis, Stimulant, and Opioid Abuse

    Antonio Verdejo-García;Francisca López-Torrecillas;Carmen Orozco Giménez;Miguel Pérez-García

  • Combined Goal Management Training and Mindfulness meditation improve executive functions and decision-making performance in abstinent polysubstance abusers.

    Jose Pedro Alfonso;Alfonso Caracuel;Alfonso Caracuel;Luis Carlos Delgado-Pastor;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia

  • Selective alterations within executive functions in adolescents with excess weight.

    Antonio Verdejo-García;Manuel Pérez-Expósito;Jacqueline Schmidt-Río-Valle;Maria J. Fernández-Serrano

  • A transdiagnostic dimensional approach towards a neuropsychological assessment for addiction: an international Delphi consensus study

    Murat Yücel;Erin Oldenhof;Serge H. Ahmed;David Belin

  • Psychometric Properties of a Spanish Version of the UPPS–P Impulsive Behavior Scale: Reliability, Validity and Association With Trait and Cognitive Impulsivity

    Antonio Verdejo-García;Oscar Lozano;Maribel Moya;Miguel Angel Alcázar

  • Executive Function and Decision-Making in Women with Fibromyalgia

    Antonio Javier Verdejo-Garcia;Francisca Lopez-Torrecillas;Elena Pita Calandre;Antonia Delgado-Rodriguez

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Pérez-García
Miguel Pérez-García University of Granada
Carles Soriano-Mas
Carles Soriano-Mas University of Barcelona
Dan I. Lubman
Dan I. Lubman Monash University
José C. Perales
José C. Perales University of Granada
Victoria Manning
Victoria Manning Monash University
Murat Yücel
Murat Yücel QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Fernando Fernández-Aranda
Fernando Fernández-Aranda University of Barcelona
Valentina Lorenzetti
Valentina Lorenzetti Australian Catholic University
Andrés Catena
Andrés Catena University of Granada
Susana Jiménez-Murcia
Susana Jiménez-Murcia University of Barcelona

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