Tony W. Buchanan, Ph.D.
Professor, Experimental Program: Cognition & Neuroscience; Co-Director of Neuroscience Program
Department of Psychology
Education
Research Interests
My research focuses on the relationships between stress and behavior. My work focuses on two related, but distinct questions: 1) How does stress impact cognition, especially decision making? And 2) How does stress impact the physiology and behavior of addiction, specifically gambling disorder and substance use disorder?
Labs and Facilities
Cognitive Neuroscience of Stress Lab
Publications and Media Placements
Doonan, A. & Buchanan, T. W. (2022) Unheard risk: considering the role of intrusive
cognitions in relapse. Addiction Research and Theory. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2022.2140145.
Wyckmans, F., Banjeree, N., Saeremans, M., Otto, R., Kornreich, C., Vanderijst, L.,
Gruson, D., Carbone, V., Bechara, A., Buchanan, T., & Noël, X. (2022) The modulation
of acute stress on model-free and model-based reinforcement learning in gambling disorder. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(3), 831-857. doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00068.
Husa, R. A., Buchanan, T. W., & Kirchhoff, B. A. (2021) Subjective stress and proactive
and reactive cognitive control strategies. European Journal of Neuroscience, 00, 1-13. doi: 10.111/ejn.15214.
Passarelli, T. O., & Buchanan, T. W. (2020) How do stress and social closeness impact
prosocial behavior? Experimental Psychology, 67 (2), 123-131. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000482.
McMullin, S. D., Shields, G.S., Slavich, G. M., & Buchanan, T. W. (2020) Cumulative
lifetime stress exposure predicts greater impulsivity and addictive behaviors. Journal of Health Psychology, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1359105320937055.
Lovallo, W.R., Buchanan, T. W. (2020) Psychophysiology: Theory and Methods. In: Gellman
M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY.
Buchanan, T. W., McMullin, S. D., Baxley, C., & Weinstock, J. (2020). Stress and gambling. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 31, 8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2019.09.004.
Buchanan, T. W., McMullin, S. D., Mulhauser, K., Weinstock, J., & Weller, J. A. (2019). Diurnal
cortisol and decision making under risk in problem gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/adb0000474.
Buchanan, T. W., & Lovallo, W. R. (2019). The role of genetics in stress effects on
health and addiction. Current Opinion in Psychology, 27, 72-76. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.09.005.
Meyer, D., Salas, J., Barkley, S., & Buchanan, T. W. (2019). In sickness and in health:
Partner's physical and mental health predicts cortisol levels in couples. Stress, 22(3), 295-302. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1561843.
Laures-Gore, J., Cahana-Amitay, D., & Buchanan, T. W. (2019) Diurnal cortisol dynamics,
perceived stress, and language production in aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(5), 1416-1426. doi: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-18-0276.
Passarelli, T. O., & Buchanan, T. W. (2020) How do stress and social closeness impact prosocial behavior? Experimental Psychology, 67 (2), 123-131. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000482.
McMullin, S. D., Shields, G.S., Slavich, G. M., & Buchanan, T. W. (2020) Cumulative lifetime stress exposure predicts greater impulsivity and addictive behaviors. Journal of Health Psychology, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1359105320937055
Lovallo, W.R., Buchanan, T. W. (2020) Psychophysiology: Theory and Methods. In: Gellman M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY
Buchanan, T. W., McMullin, S. D., Baxley, C., & Weinstock, J. (2020). Stress and gambling. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 31, 8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2019.09.004
Buchanan, T. W., McMullin, S. D., Mulhauser, K., Weinstock, J., & Weller, J. A. (2019). Diurnal cortisol and decision making under risk in problem gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/adb0000474
Buchanan, T. W., & Lovallo, W. R. (2019). The role of genetics in stress effects on health and addiction. Current Opinion in Psychology, 27, 72-76. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.09.005
Meyer, D., Salas, J., Barkley, S., & Buchanan, T. W. (2019). In sickness and in health: Partner's physical and mental health predicts cortisol levels in couples. Stress, 22(3), 295-302. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1561843
Laures-Gore, J., Cahana-Amitay, D., & Buchanan, T. W. (2019) Diurnal cortisol dynamics, perceived stress, and language production in aphasia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(5), 1416-1426. doi: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-18-0276