Hans Crombag

Professor Hans Crombag is a Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex. His career spans institutions like Johns Hopkins University and the University of Michigan, with research focusing on the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms of motivated behavior, addiction, and cue-evoked responses.

• PhD (1994–1999), University of Michigan
• MSc (1989–1993), Leiden University
• PGCertHE (2010), University of Sussex

Research Interests: Hans investigates how learned environmental cues (e.g., food/drug signals) modulate motivation and behavior. His work bridges neuroscience and psychology, addressing maladaptive behaviors like addiction and eating disorders. Key themes include neurovascular coupling, cue-evoked neural dynamics, and behavioral control.

Publication Trends: Recent articles emphasize neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive sciences, with subfields like microglial morphology, hippocampal oxygenation, and addiction neuroscience. Studies often employ animal models and neuroimaging to dissect cue-driven behaviors.

Grants:

• MRC (2019–2023): Alzheimer's disease and brain blood supply
• Osaka University (2018): Neuronal genomic profiling
• MRC (2017–2018): Hippocampal circuit dynamics

Teaching: Course organizer for Psychobiology, Drugs, Brain & Behaviour, and Cognition in Clinical Context. Formerly held leadership roles including Director of Teaching & Learning (2023) and Subject Lead for Behavioural Neuroscience (2020–2023).