GregorySBernsMD

Psychiatry • Atlanta, GA

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1841 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone+1 404-727-2556
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Summary

Dr. Gregory Berns, MD is a psychiatrist in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Education & Training

University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1994, MD

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1995 - 1998

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Deciphering the dog brain with fMRI.
Gregory S Berns> ;Trends in Neurosciences. 2023 Mar 1
8 citations
The Digital Brain Bank, an open access platform for post-mortem imaging datasets.
Benjamin C Tendler, Taylor Hanayik, Olaf Ansorge, Sarah Bangerter-Christensen, Gregory S Berns, Mads F Bertelsen, Katherine L Bryant, Sean Foxley, Martijn P van den He...> ;Elife. 2022 Mar 17
1 citations
Using Live and Video Stimuli to Localize Face and Object Processing Regions of the Canine Brain.
Kirsten D Gillette, Erin M Phillips, Daniel D Dilks, Gregory S Berns> ;Animals. 2022 Jan 4
5 citations
2D or not 2D? An fMRI study of how dogs visually process objects
Ashley Prichard, Raveena Chhibber, Kate Athanassiades, Veronica Chiu, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns> ;Animal Cognition. 2021 Mar 27
5 citations
An MRI protocol for anatomical and functional evaluation of the California sea lion brain.
Peter F. Cook, Vanessa A. Hoard, Sudipto Dolui, Blaise deB. Frederick, Richard Redfern, Sophie E. Dennison, Barbie Halaska, Josh Bloom, Kris T. Kruse-Elliott, Emily R....> ;Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2021 Feb 10
6 citations
Decoding Odor Mixtures in the Dog Brain: An Awake fMRI Study.
Ashley Prichard, Raveena Chhibber, Jon A King, Kate Athanassiades, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns> ;Chemical Senses. 2020 Dec 5
17 citations
Canine sense of quantity: evidence for numerical ratio-dependent activation in parietotemporal cortex
Lauren S. Aulet, Veronica Chiu, Ashley Prichard, Mark Spivak, Stella F. Lourenco, Gregory S. Berns> ;Biology Letters. 2019 Dec 24
16 citations
Awake fMRI Reveals Brain Regions for Novel Word Detection in Dogs
Ashley Prichard, Peter F. Cook, Mark Spivak, Raveena Chhibber, Gregory S. Berns> ;Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2018 Oct 15
11 citations
Fast neural learning in dogs: A multimodal sensory fMRI study.
Ashley Prichard, Raveena Chhibber, Kate Athanassiades, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns> ;Scientific Reports. 2018 Oct 2
2 citations
Clinical Findings in Dogs Trained for Awake-MRI.
Gregory S. Berns, Mark Spivak, Sarah Nemanic, Nicole C. Northrup> ;Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2018 Aug 31
14 citations
Postmortem DTI reveals altered hippocampal connectivity in wild sea lions diagnosed with chronic toxicosis from algal exposure.
Peter F. Cook, Gregory S. Berns, Kathleen M. Colegrove, Shawn P. Johnson, Frances M. D. Gulland> ;The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2018 Feb 1
22 citations
Hyper-responsivity to losses in the anterior insula during economic choice scales with depression severity.
Jan B. Engelmann, Gregory S. Berns, Boadie W. Dunlop> ;Psychological Medicine. 2017 Jun 7
26 citations
Functional MRI in Awake Dogs Predicts Suitability for Assistance Work
Gregory S. Berns, Andrew M. Brooks, Mark Spivak, Kerinne Levy> ;Scientific Reports. 2017 Mar 7
9 citations
Reconstruction of the Cortical Maps of the Tasmanian Tiger and Comparison to the Tasmanian Devil
Gregory S. Berns, Ken W.S. Ashwell> ;Plos One. 2017 Jan 18
31 citations
Awake canine fMRI predicts dogs' preference for praise vs food.
Peter F. Cook, Ashley Prichard, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns> ;Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 2016 Aug 12
12 citations
Neurobehavioral evidence for individual differences in canine cognitive control: an awake fMRI study.
Peter F. Cook, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns> ;Animal Cognition. 2016 Apr 9
45 citations
Awake fMRI reveals a specialized region in dog temporal cortex for face processing
Daniel D. Dilks, Peter F. Cook, Samuel K. Weiller, Helen P. Berns, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns> ;Peerj. 2015 Aug 4
24 citations
Diffusion tensor imaging of dolphin brains reveals direct auditory pathway to temporal lobe
Gregory S. Berns, Peter F. Cook, Sean Foxley, Saad Jbabdi, Karla L. Miller, Lori Marino> ;Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 2015 Jul 22
62 citations
Scent of the familiar: an fMRI study of canine brain responses to familiar and unfamiliar human and dog odors.
Gregory S. Berns, Andrew M. Brooks, Mark Spivak> ;Behavioural Processes. 2015 Jan 1
22 citations
One pair of hands is not like another: caudate BOLD response in dogs depends on signal source and canine temperament
Peter F. Cook, Mark Spivak, Gregory S. Berns> ;Peerj. 2014 Sep 30
4 citations
The conforming brain and deontological resolve.
Melanie Pincus, Lisa LaViers, Michael J. Prietula, Gregory S. Berns> ;Plos One. 2014 Aug 29
22 citations
Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain
Gregory S. Berns, Kristina Blaine, Michael J. Prietula, Brandon E. Pye> ;Brain Connectivity. 2013 Dec 9
36 citations
Replicability and Heterogeneity of Awake Unrestrained Canine fMRI Responses
Gregory S. Berns, Andrew M. Brooks, Mark Spivak> ;Plos One. 2013 Dec 4
4 citations
Can Personality Type Explain Heterogeneity in Probability Distortions
C. Monica Capra, Bing Jiang, Jan B. Engelmann, Gregory S. Berns> ;Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics. 2013 Sep 1
59 citations
Aversive stimuli and loss in the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system
Andrew M. Brooks, Gregory S. Berns> ;Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 2013 Jun 1
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