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Michael Koenigs is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of psychology, with a particular emphasis on clinical psychology. Their work spans several subfields including social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, and sociology and political science.

Their main research topics include psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending, supported by 18 publications in this area. They also study personality disorders and psychopathology, deception detection and forensic psychology, neural and behavioral psychology studies, child abuse and trauma, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and various mental health research topics.

Michael Koenigs has contributed to the scientific community with publications in various well-known venues. Frequent publication locations include:

  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • PLoS ONE
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • NeuroImage
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Michael Koenigs include:

  • "Functional neural correlates of psychopathy: a meta-analysis of MRI data" (2020), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Psychopathy is associated with fear-specific reductions in neural activity during affective perspective-taking" (2020), published in NeuroImage
  • "How reliable are amygdala findings in psychopathy? A systematic review of MRI studies" (2022), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Sacrificing reward to avoid threat: Characterizing PTSD in the context of a trauma-related approach-avoidance conflict task." (2020), published in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • "Gray matter correlates of impulsivity in psychopathy and in the general population differ by kind, not by degree: a comparison of systematic reviews" (2021), published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Kent A. Kiehl (11 shared publications), Philip Deming (7 shared publications), Shelby Weaver (5 shared publications), Talia R. Cohen (4 shared publications), and Carla L. Harenski (3 shared publications).

Best Publications

  • Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements

    Michael Koenigs;Liane Young;Ralph Adolphs;Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel

  • The functional neuroanatomy of depression: Distinct roles for ventromedial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

    Michael Koenigs;Jordan Grafman

  • Dorsolateral prefrontal contributions to human working memory

    Aron K. Barbey;Michael Koenigs;Jordan Grafman

  • The Multifaceted Role of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Emotion, Decision Making, Social Cognition, and Psychopathology.

    Jaryd Hiser;Michael Koenigs

  • Irrational Economic Decision-Making after Ventromedial Prefrontal Damage: Evidence from the Ultimatum Game

    Michael Koenigs;Daniel Tranel

  • Superior parietal cortex is critical for the manipulation of information in working memory.

    Michael Koenigs;Aron K. Barbey;Aron K. Barbey;Bradley R. Postle;Jordan Grafman

  • Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Is Critical for the Regulation of Amygdala Activity in Humans

    Julian C. Motzkin;Carissa L. Philippi;Richard C. Wolf;Mustafa K. Baskaya

  • Reduced Prefrontal Connectivity in Psychopathy

    Julian C. Motzkin;Joseph P. Newman;Kent A. Kiehl;Michael Koenigs

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Amygdala

    Michael Koenigs;Jordan Grafman

  • Utilitarian moral judgment in psychopathy

    Michael Koenigs;Michael Kruepke;Joshua Zeier;Joseph P. Newman

  • Functional anatomy of ventromedial prefrontal cortex: implications for mood and anxiety disorders

    Blake Myers-Schulz;Michael Koenigs

  • Focal brain damage protects against post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans

    Michael Koenigs;Edward D. Huey;Vanessa Raymont;Bobby Kyungbeom Cheon

  • Distinct Regions of Prefrontal Cortex Mediate Resistance and Vulnerability to Depression

    Michael Koenigs;Edward D. Huey;Matthew Calamia;Vanessa Raymont

  • Investigating emotion in moral cognition: a review of evidence from functional neuroimaging and neuropsychology

    Liane Young;Michael Koenigs

  • Economic decision-making in psychopathy: a comparison with ventromedial prefrontal lesion patients.

    Michael Koenigs;Michael Kruepke;Joseph P. Newman

  • Investigating the neural correlates of psychopathy: a critical review

    M Koenigs;A Baskin-Sommers;J Zeier;JP Newman

  • The role of prefrontal cortex in psychopathy

    Michael Koenigs

  • Cortical thinning in psychopathy.

    Martina Ly;Julian C. Motzkin;Carissa L. Philippi;Gregory R. Kirk

  • Prefrontal cortex damage abolishes brand-cued changes in cola preference

    Michael Koenigs;Daniel Tranel

  • Human lesion studies of ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

    Brett Schneider;Michael Koenigs

  • Psychopathy increases perceived moral permissibility of accidents.

    Liane Young;Michael Koenigs;Michael Kruepke;Joseph P. Newman

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent A. Kiehl
Kent A. Kiehl University of New Mexico
Jordan Grafman
Jordan Grafman Northwestern University
Jean Decety
Jean Decety University of Chicago
Joseph P. Newman
Joseph P. Newman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel Tranel
Daniel Tranel University of Iowa
Ralph Adolphs
Ralph Adolphs California Institute of Technology
Antonio R. Damasio
Antonio R. Damasio University of Southern California
Aron K. Barbey
Aron K. Barbey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Liane Young
Liane Young Boston College

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