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Howard Casey Cromwell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Neuroscience, Mind & Behavior. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the brain basis of reward valuation, emotion-motivation interactions, basal ganglia neuroanatomy, and reward relativity. He directs the Biology of Affect and Motivation (BAM) Lab, exploring topics such as incentive contrast and decision-making processes in rodents.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience, University of Michigan
Research Interests:
- Neural mechanisms of reward valuation and relativity
- Functional neuroanatomy of the basal ganglia
- Emotion and motivation interactions during reward comparisons
- Behavioral and neural correlates of choice and decision-making
His recent publications (2014–2016) examine striatal activity, reward discrimination in rodents, and relative reward effects on operant behavior. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in motivational neuroscience, forensic neuroscience, and affective neuroscience.
Labs/Teams: Biology of Affect and Motivation (BAM) Lab.
