Elsa Fouragnan

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Elsa Fouragnan is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsa Fouragnan has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Elsa Fouragnan's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (14 papers), Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (8 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (7 papers). Elsa Fouragnan is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (14 papers), Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (8 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (7 papers). Elsa Fouragnan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Elsa Fouragnan's co-authors include Marios G. Philiastides, Chris Retzler, Matthew F. S. Rushworth, Jérôme Sallet, Lennart Verhagen, Davide Folloni, Jean‐François Aubry, Rogier B. Mars, Charlotte Constans and M. Andrea Pisauro and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Elsa Fouragnan

26 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Manipulation of Subcortical and Deep Cortical Activity in the Primate Brain Using Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation

2019 272 citations Davide Folloni, Lennart Verhagen et al. Neuron profile →
Non-invasive transcranial ultrasound stimulation for neuromodulation

2021 175 citations Ghazaleh Darmani, Til Ole Bergmann et al. Clinical Neurophysiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elsa Fouragnan United Kingdom	16	677	492	317	173	125	27	1.4k
Davide Folloni United Kingdom	15	519 0.8×	480 1.0×	428 1.4×	164 0.9×	94 0.8×	21	1.2k
Hillary Schwarb United States	23	1.0k 1.5×	333 0.7×	632 2.0×	55 0.3×	117 0.9×	40	1.7k
Neil B. Albert United States	11	1.1k 1.6×	164 0.3×	151 0.5×	273 1.6×	67 0.5×	16	1.3k
Marcus Grueschow Switzerland	16	732 1.1×	123 0.3×	56 0.2×	134 0.8×	155 1.2×	32	1.2k
Makoto Ito Japan	14	664 1.0×	137 0.3×	331 1.0×	26 0.2×	262 2.1×	29	1.0k
Ezra E. Smith United States	10	560 0.8×	99 0.2×	72 0.2×	70 0.4×	59 0.5×	15	873
Sébastien Hétu Canada	14	786 1.2×	181 0.4×	70 0.2×	162 0.9×	85 0.7×	38	1.3k
Erie D. Boorman United Kingdom	7	880 1.3×	70 0.1×	65 0.2×	214 1.2×	75 0.6×	7	994
Marta Bortoletto Italy	19	946 1.4×	114 0.2×	81 0.3×	628 3.6×	120 1.0×	47	1.2k
Ron Borowsky Canada	21	1.2k 1.8×	140 0.3×	156 0.5×	112 0.6×	25 0.2×	75	1.6k

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Murphy, Keith R., Tulika Nandi, Takahiro Osada, et al.. (2025). A practical guide to transcranial ultrasonic stimulation from the IFCN-endorsed ITRUSST consortium. Clinical Neurophysiology. 171. 192–226. 16 indexed citations

Yaakub, Siti N., John Eraifej, Nadège Bault, et al.. (2025). Non-invasive ultrasonic neuromodulation of the human nucleus accumbens impacts reward sensitivity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10192–10192.

Fouragnan, Elsa, et al.. (2024). Timing along the cardiac cycle modulates neural signals of reward-based learning. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2976–2976. 8 indexed citations

Fakra, É., et al.. (2024). Differential relationship between meditation methods and psychotic-like and mystical experiences. PLoS ONE. 19(12). e0309357–e0309357. 1 indexed citations

Murphy, Keith E. & Elsa Fouragnan. (2024). The future of transcranial ultrasound as a precision brain interface. PLoS Biology. 22(10). e3002884–e3002884. 5 indexed citations

Yaakub, Siti N., Eleanor Martin, Lennart Verhagen, et al.. (2023). Transcranial focused ultrasound-mediated neurochemical and functional connectivity changes in deep cortical regions in humans. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5318–5318. 92 indexed citations

Pisauro, M. Andrea, et al.. (2022). Neural implementation of computational mechanisms underlying the continuous trade-off between cooperation and competition. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6873–6873. 9 indexed citations

Garrod, Oliver, et al.. (2022). A Common Neural Account for Social and Nonsocial Decisions. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(48). 9030–9044. 8 indexed citations

Darmani, Ghazaleh, Til Ole Bergmann, Kim Butts Pauly, et al.. (2021). Non-invasive transcranial ultrasound stimulation for neuromodulation. Clinical Neurophysiology. 135. 51–73. 175 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lopez‐Persem, Alizée, Léa Roumazeilles, Davide Folloni, et al.. (2020). Differential functional connectivity underlying asymmetric reward-related activity in human and nonhuman primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(45). 28452–28462. 25 indexed citations

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Scholl, Jacqueline, Miriam C. Klein-Flügge, Elsa Fouragnan, et al.. (2020). Polarity of uncertainty representation during exploration and exploitation in ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Nature Human Behaviour. 5(1). 83–98. 40 indexed citations

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Wittmann, Marco K., Elsa Fouragnan, Davide Folloni, et al.. (2020). Global reward state affects learning and activity in raphe nucleus and anterior insula in monkeys. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3771–3771. 54 indexed citations

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Fouragnan, Elsa, Bolton K. H. Chau, Davide Folloni, et al.. (2019). The macaque anterior cingulate cortex translates counterfactual choice value into actual behavioral change. Nature Neuroscience. 22(5). 797–808. 130 indexed citations

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Folloni, Davide, Lennart Verhagen, Rogier B. Mars, et al.. (2019). Manipulation of Subcortical and Deep Cortical Activity in the Primate Brain Using Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation. Neuron. 101(6). 1109–1116.e5. 272 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pisauro, M. Andrea, Elsa Fouragnan, Chris Retzler, & Marios G. Philiastides. (2017). Neural correlates of evidence accumulation during value-based decisions revealed via simultaneous EEG-fMRI. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15808–15808. 124 indexed citations

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Fouragnan, Elsa, et al.. (2017). Spatiotemporal neural characterization of prediction error valence and surprise during reward learning in humans. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4762–4762. 43 indexed citations

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Neveu, Rémi, et al.. (2016). Preference for Safe Over Risky Options in Binge Eating. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 10. 65–65. 11 indexed citations

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Fouragnan, Elsa, Chris Retzler, Karen J. Mullinger, & Marios G. Philiastides. (2015). Two spatiotemporally distinct value systems shape reward-based learning in the human brain. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8107–8107. 49 indexed citations

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Neveu, Rémi, et al.. (2014). Improved Planning Abilities in Binge Eating. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e105657–e105657. 14 indexed citations

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Fouragnan, Elsa, et al.. (2013). Reputational Priors Magnify Striatal Responses to Violations of Trust. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(8). 3602–3611. 90 indexed citations

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