Gregory Berns

Not to be confused with Gregory Burns or Greg Burns (disambiguation).
Gregory Berns
BornJune 1964 (age 60)
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • Gregory S. Berns
  • Greg Berns
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
University of California, Davis (PhD)
University of California, San Diego (MD)
Occupation(s)Neuroeconomist, neuroscientist, psychiatrist and writer
SpouseKathleen Berns[1]
RelativesMichael W. Berns (father)[2]
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroeconomics, psychiatry and psychology
InstitutionsEmory University
Websitewww.ccnl.emory.edu/greg/

Gregory Scott Berns (born June 1964) is an American neuroeconomist, neuroscientist, professor of psychiatry, and psychologist.[3][4][5][6][7] He lives with his family in Atlanta, Georgia, US.[1]

Berns holds the Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta where he is a professor of both psychiatry and economics. He director of the Center for Neuropolicy; the author of the books Satisfaction: The Science of Finding True Fulfillment, Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently,[8] How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain; and has made numerous media appearances.[3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b Staff (26 January 2000). "Princeton Alumn Weekly: Class Notes". Princeton University. Retrieved 2010-06-20. [dead link]
  2. ^ Rivenburg, Roy (August 16, 2022). "Remembering Michael Berns". UCI News. University of California, Irvine. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Staff. "Gregory S. Berns". Psychology Today. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  4. ^ a b Staff (February 20, 2020). "Gregory S. Berns: Curriculum Vitae". Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  5. ^ a b Staff. "Homepage of Gregory S. Berns". Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  6. ^ a b Keough, Dr. Kevin (1 October 2008). "Iconoclast". Psychjourney. Archived from the original (Podcast) on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  7. ^ a b Watt, Stephen (Spring 2009). "Iconoclasts: Great Minds Think Different (interview in Rotman Magazine)" (PDF). Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  8. ^ Staff (Fall 2008). "Iconoclast, by Gregory Berns". Harvard Business Press. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-06-20.