Hongjoo (Joanne) Lee
Associate Professor — Ph.D., Yale University
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Contact
- E-mail: leehj@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: (512) 232-8055
- Office: SEA 6.108
- Office Hours: W 2-3, F 11-12
- Campus Mail Code: A8000
Interests
Roles of amygdala-dopamine systems in learning and memory
Biography
I received my Ph.D. in Psychology with a Behavioral Neuroscience emphasis from Yale University. My doctoral research was focused on the role of the amygdala in fear learning and how stress modulates learning and memory. For my postdoctoral training, I worked in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University.
My primary research goal has been to use a multidisciplinary approach to understand amygdala-dopamine systems in learning and memory, and applying this knowledge to better understand the nature of emotional and cognitive problems seen among people with neurological disorders. In particular, my current research focuses on examining the nature of cognitive functions (e.g., attention) in which the amygdala central nucleus and substantia nigra circuits are involved. This line of research is especially relevant for the understanding and treatment of cognitive problems associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Courses
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
42490 • Fall 2022
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM UTC 4.134
PSY 379H • Honors Research II
42125 • Spring 2022
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 1.332
IIWr
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
42210 • Spring 2022
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
PSY 359H • Honors Research I
43110 • Fall 2021
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 220
II
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neusci-Wb
42990 • Spring 2021
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM
Internet; Synchronous
PSY 308 • Biopsychology-Wb
41305 • Fall 2020
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM
Internet; Synchronous
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
42180 • Spring 2020
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
41529 • Fall 2019
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BUR 136
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
42730 • Spring 2019
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
42697 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM WAG 420
PSY 353K • Psychopharmacology
42845 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CAL 100
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
42930 • Spring 2018
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
PSY 353K • Psychopharmacology
43180 • Fall 2017
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM NOA 1.126
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
43125 • Spring 2017
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM CPE 2.220
PSY 353K • Psychopharmacology
43170 • Fall 2016
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM NOA 1.126
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
42250 • Spring 2016
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM SEA 2.108
PSY 353K • Psychopharmacology
42405 • Spring 2016
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.124
PSY 353K • Psychopharmacology
42720 • Spring 2015
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.124
PSY 394P • Func Anatomy Of Amygdala
43895 • Fall 2014
Meets F 2:00PM-5:00PM SEA 2.108
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
43910 • Spring 2014
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.124
SB
PSY 341K • Neurobiology Of Attention
43770 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 3.250
Wr
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
43260 • Spring 2013
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 394P • Amygdala And Learning
43575 • Spring 2013
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.242
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
43120 • Spring 2012
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 341K • Neurobiology Of Attention
43195 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM SEA 2.108
Wr
PSY 394P • Amygdala And Learning
43340 • Fall 2011
Meets M 2:00PM-5:00PM SEA 4.242
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
43635 • Spring 2011
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 341K • Neurobiology Of Attention
43155 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 3.250
Wr
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
43790 • Spring 2010
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
43030 • Spring 2009
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM NOA 1.126
SB
PSY 308 • Biopsychology
44085 • Fall 2008
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 216
SB
Publications
Selected Publications (See lab site for full list of publications)
Lee, H.J., Choi, J-S., Brown, T.H., & Kim, J.J. (2001). Amygdala N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are critical for the expression of multiple conditioned fear responses. Journal of Neuroscience. 21: 4116-4124.
Kim, J.J., Lee, H.J., Han, J.S., & Packard, M.G. (2001). Amygdala is critical for stress-induced modulation of hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation and learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 21: 5222-5228.
Lee, H.J., Groshek, F., Petrovich, G.D., Cantalini, J.P., Gallagher, M., & Holland, P.C. (2005). Role of amygdalo-nigral circuitry in conditioning of a visual stimulus paired with food. Journal of Neuroscience. 25: 3881-3888.
Lee, H.J., Youn, J.M., O, M.J., Gallagher, M., & Holland, P.C. (2006). Role of substantia nigra-amygdala connections in surprise-induced enhancement of attention. Journal of Neuroscience. 26:6077-6081.
Kim, J.J., Lee, H.J., Welday, A.C., Song, E.Y., Cho, J., Sharp, P.E., Jung, M.W., & Blair, H.T. (2007). Stress-induced alterations in hippocampal plasticity, place cells, and spatial memory. PNAS. 104:18297-18302.
Kosten, T.A., Lee, H.J., & Kim, J.J. (2007). Neonatal handling alters learning in adult male and female rats in a task-specific manner. Brain Research. 1154:144-153.
Lee, H.J., Youn, J.M., Gallagher, M., & Holland, P.C. (2008) Temporally-limited role of substantia nigra-central amygdala connections in surprise-induced enhancement of learning. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27: 3043-3049.
Haberman, R.P., Lee, H.J., Colantuoni, C., Koh, M.T., & Gallagher, M. (2008). Rapid encoding of new information alters the profile of plasticity-related mRNA transcripts in the hippocampal CA3 region. PNAS. 105:10601-10606.
Graham, L.K., Yoon, T., Lee, H.J., & Kim, J.J. (2009) Strain and sex differences in fear conditioning: 22 kHz ultrasonice vocalizations and freezing in rats. Psychology & Neuroscience. 2:219-225
Lee, H.J., Gallagher, M., & Holland, P.C. (2010). The central amygdala projection to the substantia nigra reflects prediction error information in appetitive conditioning. Learning & Memory. 17:531-538.
* selected as the editor’s pick of the month and for the journal cover art
* selected as faculty of 1000 article
Lee, H.J., Wheeler D.S., Holland, P.C.(2011). Interactions between amygdala central nucleus and the ventral tegmental area in the acquisition of conditioned cue-directed behavior in rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 33(10). 1876-1884