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Brandon G. Oberlin

Neuroscience · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2005
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Publications

51

Citations

976

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Brandon G. Oberlin studies the neuroscience and behavior of addiction, with a focus on substance use disorder recovery. A major thread of the work develops and tests virtual reality (VR) interventions, such as having people interact with a simulated 'future self' to strengthen preference for delayed rewards over immediate ones. The research also uses brain imaging to examine how reward processing, impulsivity, and sensation seeking relate to alcohol and drug use.

Virtual reality interventions for addiction recoverySubstance use disorder and alcoholismReward processing and delayed gratificationBrain imaging and functional connectivitySensation seeking and behavioral measurement

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade, averaging around two to three papers per year with modest year-to-year fluctuation.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through July 2027 — about under a year of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH R01AA029396through Jul 2027 · $622k awarded

    Enhancing Prospection with Virtual Reality in Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery

5 earlier awards
  • NIH R34DA055304Apr 2022 – Apr 2026 · $238k awarded

    Virtual Reality-Augmented Future Orientation in Stimulant Use Disorder Recovery

  • NIH R21AA029760Jul 2022 – Jul 2025 · $228k awarded

    High-intensity and Sensation Seeking Associations with Episodic Simulation Efficacy and Brain Response

  • NIH R00AA023296Jul 2017 – Jun 2021 · $249k awarded

    Neural bases of alcohol-related decision-making

  • NIH K99AA023296Jun 2015 – Jun 2017 · $122k awarded

    Neural bases of alcohol-related decision-making

  • NIH F31AA016430Sep 2006 – Sep 2010 · $30k awarded

    Assessing Impulsivity in High Alcohol Preferring Mice

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 575 mid career Neuroscience PIs within our index
Citations: 976cohort median 670
h-index: 16cohort median 12
Publications / year (recent): 2.2cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 14% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 17 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications5192020: 4 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 2 collaborators at the same institution2020: 4 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 2 collaborators at the same institution2023: 3 collaborators at the same institution2024: 2 collaborators at the same institution2025: 2 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research×4
  • PMC×4
  • NeuroImage Clinical×2
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence×2
  • NeuroImage×1
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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