Matthew Gardner, Concordia University

Research

Addiction Amygdala Behavioral Neuroscience Decision-Making Economic Choice Electrophysiology Food Preference Gustatory Cortex

Latest funding

Formation of multi-featured outcome representations in the orbitofrontal cortex during decision-making and substance use.
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$914,176
Encoding of appetitive stimulus predictions during learning and behavior
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Encoding of appetitive stimulus predictions during learning and behavior
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$76,000

All 3 grants and awards

Formation of multi-featured outcome representations in the orbitofrontal cortex during decision-making and substance use.

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Gardner, Matthew P

Keywords: Addiction; Amygdala; Behavioral Neuroscience; Decision-Making; Economic Choice; Electrophysiology; Food Preference; Gustatory Cortex; Orbitofrontal Cortex; Systems Neuroscience

$914,176

Encoding of appetitive stimulus predictions during learning and behavior

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Gardner, Matthew

$12,500

Encoding of appetitive stimulus predictions during learning and behavior

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gardner, Matthew

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Expectation; Learning; Motivation; Neurocomputation; Optogenetics; Predictive Coding; Reward; Sensation; Taste

$76,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Addiction Dear Professor Gardner, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on addiction connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Formation of multi-featured outcome representations in the orbitofrontal cortex during decision-making and substance use." (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]