2026 Gregory S. Berns: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	50	5627	5174	2494	2249	112	18714

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Neuroscience

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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

2005
Citations
Neuromarketing: the hope and hype of neuroimaging in business

Dan Ariely;Gregory S. Berns

1554
Citations
Neural economics and the biological substrates of valuation.

P.Read Montague;Gregory S. Berns

1465
Citations
Temporal Prediction Errors in a Passive Learning Task Activate Human Striatum

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

1186
Citations
Predictability modulates human brain response to reward.

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

1017
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Hyperscanning: Simultaneous fMRI during Linked Social Interactions

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

951
Citations
Intertemporal choice – toward an integrative framework

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

776
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Activity in human ventral striatum locked to errors of reward prediction.

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

626
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Human Striatal Responses to Monetary Reward Depend On Saliency

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

543
Citations
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

522
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Neurobiological correlates of social conformity and independence during mental rotation.

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

464
Citations
A neural predictor of cultural popularity

Gregory S. Berns;Sara E. Moore

431
Citations
Human striatal response to salient nonrewarding stimuli.

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

396
Citations
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

358
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Neurobiological Substrates of Dread

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

357
Citations
A Computational Model of How the Basal Ganglia Produce Sequences

Gregory S. Berns;Terrence J. Sejnowski

314
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Basal Ganglia Hypermetabolism and Symptoms of Fatigue during Interferon- α Therapy

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

274
Citations
Anterior cingulate activation and error processing during interferon-alpha treatment.

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

262
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Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain

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

255
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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

254
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