Jeffrey Berman

About

Jeffrey Berman, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He is also a Senior Scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Division of Research, located in Philadelphia, PA. His educational background includes a BSE in Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, obtained in 2000, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the joint program of the University of California, Berkeley, and UCSF, completed in 2005. Dr. Berman's research focuses on neuroimaging and electrophysiological activity, with significant contributions to understanding brain function through advanced MRI techniques. His work involves studying neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, neurofibromatosis, and pediatric brain injury, utilizing multimodal neuroimaging and machine learning approaches. He has contributed to the understanding of auditory system conduction velocity, resting-state brain activity, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children, with a particular emphasis on brain maturation and connectivity. His research aims to improve diagnostic and prognostic tools for neurological conditions in pediatric populations, advancing the field of radiology and neuroimaging.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science
• Neuroscience
• Nuclear magnetic resonance
• Genetics
• Nuclear medicine
• Psychology
• Physics
• Biology

Selected publications

• Frequency drift in MR spectroscopy at 3T

  NeuroImage · 2021 · 50 citations

  PURPOSE: field, especially when gradient intensive sequences are used. The aim of the study was to set a benchmark for typical drift encountered during MR spectroscopy (MRS) to assess the need for real-time field-frequency locking on MRI scanners by comparing field drift data from a large number of sites. METHOD: A standardized protocol was developed for 80 participating sites using 99 3T MR scanners from 3 major vendors. Phantom water signals were acquired before and after an EPI sequence. The…

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• A Multimodal Study of the Contributions of Conduction Velocity to the Auditory Evoked Neuromagnetic Response: Anomalies in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Autism Research · 2020-09-14 · 37 citations

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  This multimodal imaging study used magnetoencephalography, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to identify and contrast the multiple physiological mechanisms associated with auditory processing efficiency in typically developing (TD) children and children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Efficient transmission of auditory input between the ear and auditory cortex is necessary for rapid encoding of auditory senso…

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• Resting-State Activity in Children: Replicating and Extending Findings of Early Maturation of Alpha Rhythms in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · 2023-03-17 · 16 citations

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• White matter microstructure as a potential contributor to differences in resting state alpha activity between neurotypical and autistic children: a longitudinal multimodal imaging study

  Molecular Autism · 2025-03-11 · 3 citations

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  We and others have demonstrated the resting-state (RS) peak alpha frequency (PAF) as a potential clinical marker for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with previous studies observing a higher PAF in school-age children with ASD versus typically developing (TD) children, as well as an association between the RS PAF and measures of processing speed in TD but not ASD. The brain mechanisms associated with these findings are unknown. A few studies have found that in children more ma…

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• Functional and structural maturation of auditory cortex from 2 months to 2 years old

  Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024-08-15 · 3 citations

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  BACKGROUND: In school-age children, the myelination of the auditory radiation thalamocortical pathway is associated with the latency of auditory evoked responses, with the myelination of thalamocortical axons facilitating the rapid propagation of acoustic information. Little is known regarding this auditory system function-structure association in infants and toddlers. METHODS AND PARTICIPANTS: The present study tested the hypothesis that maturation of auditory radiation white-matter microstruct…

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Recent grants

• Phase-Amplitude Coupling and Dysfunction in ASD

  NIH · $473k · 2017–2019

• Structural and Functional Neuroimaging of the Auditory System in Autism

  NIH · $632k · 2012–2017

Frequent coauthors

• Timothy P. L. Roberts

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  177 shared

• J. Christopher Edgar

  98 shared

• Lisa Blaskey

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  89 shared

• Emily S. Kuschner

  University of Pennsylvania

  69 shared

• Luke Bloy

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  65 shared

• Song Liu

  45 shared

• Matthew Ku

  Imaging Center

  37 shared

• Pratik Mukherjee

  University of California, San Francisco

  36 shared

Labs

• Jeffrey Berman LaboratoryPI

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