Kent Berridge
University of Michigan
Dr. Kent Berridge received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently the James Olds Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fulbright Senior Scholar and recipient of the Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Berridge's research focuses on the role of reinforcing and affective properties of rewards, addiction, and the brain mechanisms of pleasure and reward. He has contributed to behavioral and neurobiological distinctions between "wanting" and "liking" rewards. His research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dr. Berridge serves on several editorial boards, including the Journal of Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience.