World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
96
Citations
27282
World Ranking
883
National Ranking
474

Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
27291
World Ranking
9811
National Ranking
5044

Overview

David Borsook is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with specific attention to Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pharmacology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

David Borsook has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Pain
  • Journal of Pain
  • Neurophotonics
  • Neurobiology of Pain

Frequent co-authors of David Borsook include:

  • Scott A. Holmes
  • Laura E. Simons
  • Rami Burstein
  • Christine B. Sieberg
  • Alyssa Lebel

Recent notable publications by David Borsook include:

  • "Discovery and validation of biomarkers to aid the development of safe and effective pain therapeutics: challenges and opportunities," 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Secondary effects on brain physiology caused by focused ultrasound-mediated disruption of the blood-brain barrier," 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • "NIRS measures in pain and analgesia: Fundamentals, features, and function," 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Pre-treatment non-ictal cephalic allodynia identifies responders to prophylactic treatment of chronic and episodic migraine patients with galcanezumab: A prospective quantitative sensory testing study (NCT04271202)," 2023, Cephalalgia
  • "Ictal and interictal brain activation in episodic migraine: Neural basis for extent of allodynia," 2021, PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Migraine: multiple processes, complex pathophysiology.

    Rami Burstein;Rodrigo Noseda;David Borsook

  • Reward Circuitry Activation by Noxious Thermal Stimuli

    Lino Becerra;Hans C. Breiter;Roy Wise;R.Gilberto Gonzalez

  • Neural circuitry underlying pain modulation: expectation, hypnosis, placebo

    Alexander Ploghaus;Lino Becerra;Cristina Borras;David Borsook

  • Thalamic sensitization transforms localized pain into widespread allodynia.

    Rami Burstein;Rami Burstein;Moshe Jakubowski;Esther Garcia-Nicas;B A Vanessa Kainz

  • Discovery and validation of biomarkers to aid the development of safe and effective pain therapeutics: challenges and opportunities.

    Karen D. Davis;Karen D. Davis;Nima Aghaeepour;Andrew H. Ahn;Martin S. Angst

  • Psychological processing in chronic pain: a neural systems approach.

    Laura E. Simons;Laura E. Simons;Igor Elman;David Borsook;David Borsook

  • Alterations in brain structure and functional connectivity in prescription opioid-dependent patients

    Jaymin Upadhyay;Nasim Maleki;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Igor Elman

  • Neuroimaging of the periaqueductal gray: State of the field

    Clas Linnman;Eric A. Moulton;Gabi Barmettler;Lino Becerra

  • Anatomical guidance for functional near-infrared spectroscopy: AtlasViewer tutorial

    Christopher M. Aasted;Christopher M. Aasted;Meryem A. Yücel;Robert J. Cooper;Jay Dubb

  • The Cerebellum and Pain: Passive Integrator or Active Participator?

    Eric A. Moulton;Jeremy D. Schmahmann;Lino Becerra;David Borsook

  • Understanding Migraine through the Lens of Maladaptive Stress Responses: A Model Disease of Allostatic Load

    David Borsook;Nasim Maleki;Lino Becerra;Bruce McEwen

  • Human brain activation under controlled thermal stimulation and habituation to noxious heat: An fMRI study

    Lino R. Becerra;Hans C. Breiter;Milan Stojanovic;Scott M Fishman

  • A key role of the basal ganglia in pain and analgesia - insights gained through human functional imaging

    David Borsook;Jaymin Upadhyay;Eric H Chudler;Lino Renan Becerra

  • Common Brain Mechanisms of Chronic Pain and Addiction

    Igor Elman;David Borsook

  • Preclinical Assessment of Candidate Analgesic Drugs: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

    S. Stevens Negus;Todd W. Vanderah;Michael R. Brandt;Edward J. Bilsky

  • Acute plasticity in the human somatosensory cortex following amputation

    D Borsook;L Becerra;S Fishman;A Edwards

  • Neurological diseases and pain.

    David Borsook

  • Somatotopic Activation in the Human Trigeminal Pain Pathway

    Alex F. M. DaSilva;Lino Becerra;Nikos Makris;Andrew M. Strassman

  • The human amygdala and pain: Evidence from neuroimaging

    Laura E. Simons;Laura E. Simons;Eric A. Moulton;Clas Linnman;Elizabeth Carpino

  • Her versus his migraine: multiple sex differences in brain function and structure

    Nasim Maleki;Clas Linnman;Jennifer Brawn;Rami Burstein

  • A role for fMRI in optimizing CNS drug development

    David Borsook;Lino Becerra;Richard Hargreaves

Frequent Co-Authors

Lino Becerra
Lino Becerra Harvard Medical School
Rami Burstein
Rami Burstein Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Richard Hargreaves
Richard Hargreaves Harvard Medical School
Clas Linnman
Clas Linnman Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
David A. Boas
David A. Boas Boston University
Smriti Iyengar
Smriti Iyengar Eli Lilly (United States)
Hans C. Breiter
Hans C. Breiter University of Cincinnati
Steven E. Hyman
Steven E. Hyman Harvard University
Charles B. Berde
Charles B. Berde Boston Children's Hospital

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students exploring Neuroscience, there are several related online degree options and career pathways that offer flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Many individuals interested in the human brain and behavior may also consider degrees in social work or psychology, both of which are available through a range of affordable msw programs online. These programs prepare graduates to support mental health and well-being in diverse communities.

Specialized certifications, such as applied behavior analysis, are also in demand. Those seeking cost-effective options can look into the cheapest bcba online program for certification in behavioral intervention.

If you’re looking to complete your studies quickly, several universities now offer 1 year msw programs online as well as colleges with accelerated psychology programs. These enable faster entry into the workforce or advancement to graduate study, which can be very appealing for motivated students.

Best Scientists Citing David Borsook

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles