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Gregory S. Berns

Gregory S. Berns

Emory University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
18714
World Ranking
5627
National Ranking
2493

Gregory S. Berns publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gregory S. Berns sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 112 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Gregory S. Berns D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gregory S. Berns sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gregory S. Berns is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics, Social Psychology, Sensory Systems, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, prominently including:

  • Face Recognition and Perception
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Berns has published multiple recent papers, with a selection listed below that reflects the scope of their research:

  • "Decoding Odor Mixtures in the Dog Brain: An Awake fMRI Study" (2020), published in Chemical Senses
  • "An MRI protocol for anatomical and functional evaluation of the California sea lion brain" (2021), published in Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • "2D or not 2D? An fMRI study of how dogs visually process objects" (2021), published in Animal Cognition
  • "Using Live and Video Stimuli to Localize Face and Object Processing Regions of the Canine Brain" (2022), published in Animals
  • "Through a Dog's Eyes: fMRI Decoding of Naturalistic Videos from the Dog Cortex" (2022), published in Journal of Visualized Experiments

Frequent coauthors have included:

  • Ashley Prichard
  • Raveena Chhibber
  • Kate Athanassiades
  • Mark Spivak
  • Peter F. Cook

Gregory S. Berns has regularly published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • Animal Cognition
  • Chemical Senses
  • Animals

Their research employs advanced neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to explore sensory processing, brain function, and behavior predominantly in non-human animals, including dogs and sea lions. This multidisciplinary approach integrates neuroimaging, behavioral ecology, and sensory system studies.

Best Publications

  • A neural basis for social cooperation

    James K. Rilling;David A. Gutman;Thorsten R. Zeh;Giuseppe Pagnoni

  • Neuromarketing: the hope and hype of neuroimaging in business

    Dan Ariely;Gregory S. Berns

  • Neural economics and the biological substrates of valuation.

    P.Read Montague;Gregory S. Berns

  • Temporal Prediction Errors in a Passive Learning Task Activate Human Striatum

    Samuel M McClure;Gregory S Berns;P.Read Montague

  • Predictability modulates human brain response to reward.

    Gregory S. Berns;Samuel M. McClure;Giuseppe Pagnoni;P. Read Montague

  • Hyperscanning: Simultaneous fMRI during Linked Social Interactions

    P. Read Montague;Gregory S. Berns;Jonathan D. Cohen;Samuel M. McClure

  • Intertemporal choice – toward an integrative framework

    Gregory S. Berns;David I. Laibson;George Loewenstein

  • Activity in human ventral striatum locked to errors of reward prediction.

    Giuseppe Pagnoni;Caroline F. Zink;P. Read Montague;Gregory S. Berns

  • Human Striatal Responses to Monetary Reward Depend On Saliency

    Caroline F Zink;Giuseppe Pagnoni;Megan E Martin-Skurski;Jonathan C Chappelow

  • Brain regions responsive to novelty in the absence of awareness.

    Gregory S. Berns;Jonathan D. Cohen;Jonathan D. Cohen;Mark A. Mintun;Mark A. Mintun

  • Neurobiological correlates of social conformity and independence during mental rotation.

    Gregory S. Berns;Gregory S. Berns;Jonathan Chappelow;Caroline F. Zink;Giuseppe Pagnoni

  • A neural predictor of cultural popularity

    Gregory S. Berns;Sara E. Moore

  • Human striatal response to salient nonrewarding stimuli.

    Caroline F. Zink;Giuseppe Pagnoni;Megan E. Martin;Mukeshwar Dhamala

  • Neural mechanisms of the influence of popularity on adolescent ratings of music

    Gregory S Berns;C Monica Capra;Sara Moore;Charles N. Noussair;Charles N. Noussair

  • Neurobiological Substrates of Dread

    Gregory S. Berns;Jonathan Chappelow;Milos Cekic;Caroline F. Zink

  • A Computational Model of How the Basal Ganglia Produce Sequences

    Gregory S. Berns;Terrence J. Sejnowski

  • Basal Ganglia Hypermetabolism and Symptoms of Fatigue during Interferon- α Therapy

    Lucile Capuron;Giuseppe Pagnoni;Marina F Demetrashvili;David H Lawson

  • Anterior cingulate activation and error processing during interferon-alpha treatment.

    Lucile Capuron;Giuseppe Pagnoni;Marina Demetrashvili;Bobbi J. Woolwine

  • Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain

    Gregory S. Berns;Kristina Blaine;Michael J. Prietula;Brandon E. Pye

  • The price of your soul: neural evidence for the non-utilitarian representation of sacred values

    Gregory S. Berns;Emily Bell;C. Monica Capra;Michael J. Prietula

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Pagnoni
Giuseppe Pagnoni University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Charles N. Noussair
Charles N. Noussair University of Arizona
P. Read Montague
P. Read Montague Virginia Tech
Samuel M. McClure
Samuel M. McClure Arizona State University
Charles B. Nemeroff
Charles B. Nemeroff The University of Texas at Austin
Mark D'Esposito
Mark D'Esposito University of California, Berkeley
Blaise deB. Frederick
Blaise deB. Frederick Harvard University
Terrence J. Sejnowski
Terrence J. Sejnowski Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Maury L. Hull
Maury L. Hull University of California, Davis
Jonathan D. Cohen
Jonathan D. Cohen Princeton University

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