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Karmen K. Yoder

Neuroscience · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1972
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Publications

114

Citations

2,387

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

55

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
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Karmen K. Yoder studies how substance use—particularly alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana—affects the brain, using neuroimaging methods such as PET scans, functional connectivity mapping, and white matter analysis. The research examines dopamine signaling, brain structure, and connectivity in people with alcohol use disorder and smokers, including how these overlap with patterns seen in aging and Alzheimer's disease. A recurring focus is understanding the neural basis of addiction and related decision-making behaviors.

Neuroimaging of alcohol use disorderDopamine and brain reward systemsEffects of smoking on brain structureFunctional brain connectivityAddiction and decision-making

Publication activity was highest in 2017 and has settled into a steady output of roughly three papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through November 2027 — about 1 year of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

5 earlier awards
  • NIH R01AA026014Sep 2018 – Apr 2025 · $510k awarded

    Compounded Neuronal Damage in Comorbid Cigarette Smoking and Addiction

  • NIH R01AA018354Jul 2011 – Jul 2018 · $430k awarded

    Dopamine and Unpredicted Alcohol Delivery: Effects of Alcohol Consumption

  • NIH R21AA022650Apr 2014 – Apr 2018 · $177k awarded

    Characterization of the Cortical Salience Network in Alcoholism

  • NIH R03DA024774Jun 2009 – Jun 2012 · $237k awarded

    Assessment of the Dopamine System in Fibromyalgia

  • NIH R21AA016901Jun 2008 – Jun 2011 · $221k awarded

    Dopamine, prediction error, and human alcohol consumption

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 521 established Neuroscience PIs within our index
Citations: 2,387cohort median 2,582
h-index: 32cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 3.0cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 28% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 13 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 8 publications8172018: 4 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 1 collaborator at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 16 collaborators at the same institution2023: 4 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 3 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research×4
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia×4
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence×3
  • PMC×3
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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