Matthias J. Gruber

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Matthias J. Gruber is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias J. Gruber has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Matthias J. Gruber's work include Psychological and Educational Research Studies (11 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (6 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (6 papers). Matthias J. Gruber is often cited by papers focused on Psychological and Educational Research Studies (11 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (6 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (6 papers). Matthias J. Gruber collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Matthias J. Gruber's co-authors include Charan Ranganath, Leun J. Otten, Liang-Tien Hsieh, Yana Fandakova, Manoj K. Doss, Maureen Ritchey, Shao-Fang Wang, Arne D. Ekstrom, Andrew J. Watrous and Paul Lukowicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Matthias J. Gruber

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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States of Curiosity Modulate Hippocampus-Dependent Learning via the Dopaminergic Circuit

2014 417 citations Matthias J. Gruber, Charan Ranganath et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthias J. Gruber United Kingdom	14	909	529	234	221	142	21	1.5k
Anat Maril Israel	21	2.2k 2.5×	496 0.9×	360 1.5×	194 0.9×	421 3.0×	42	2.7k
Rebecca Lawson United Kingdom	24	2.0k 2.2×	494 0.9×	455 1.9×	218 1.0×	267 1.9×	64	2.5k
Thanujeni Pathman United States	14	645 0.7×	431 0.8×	371 1.6×	77 0.3×	158 1.1×	29	1.0k
Marlieke Van Kesteren Netherlands	16	1.8k 1.9×	333 0.6×	387 1.7×	344 1.6×	209 1.5×	22	2.2k
Kestutis Kveraga United States	17	1.9k 2.1×	561 1.1×	174 0.7×	102 0.5×	460 3.2×	40	2.4k
Vincent D. Costa United States	25	1.4k 1.5×	454 0.9×	97 0.4×	298 1.3×	348 2.5×	51	2.0k
Haline E. Schendan United States	25	1.9k 2.1×	520 1.0×	373 1.6×	143 0.6×	458 3.2×	37	2.5k
C. Nico Boehler Belgium	35	3.3k 3.6×	736 1.4×	183 0.8×	258 1.2×	301 2.1×	100	3.7k
Robin A. Murphy United Kingdom	18	588 0.6×	226 0.4×	296 1.3×	129 0.6×	239 1.7×	62	1.1k
Leslie Brothers United States	13	627 0.7×	176 0.3×	135 0.6×	213 1.0×	336 2.4×	17	1.2k

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Mecklinger, Axel, et al.. (2024). Curiosity Satisfaction Increases Event-related Potentials Sensitive to Reward. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 36(5). 888–900. 1 indexed citations

Salvi, Carola, et al.. (2024). States of epistemic curiosity interfere with memory for incidental scholastic facts. npj Science of Learning. 9(1). 22–22. 2 indexed citations

Hodgetts, Carl J., et al.. (2024). Curiosity shapes spatial exploration and cognitive map formation in humans. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 129–129. 1 indexed citations

Gruber, Matthias J., et al.. (2022). Curiosity and mesolimbic functional connectivity drive information seeking in real life. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 18(1). 8 indexed citations

Gruber, Matthias J. & Yana Fandakova. (2021). Curiosity in childhood and adolescence — what can we learn from the brain. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 39. 178–184. 18 indexed citations

Gruber, Matthias J., et al.. (2021). Anticipation of novel environments enhances memory for incidental information. Learning & Memory. 28(8). 254–259. 6 indexed citations

Murphy, Charlotte, et al.. (2021). Temporal proximity to the elicitation of curiosity is key for enhancing memory for incidental information. Learning & Memory. 28(2). 34–39. 17 indexed citations

Fandakova, Yana & Matthias J. Gruber. (2020). States of curiosity and interest enhance memory differently in adolescents and in children. Developmental Science. 24(1). e13005–e13005. 58 indexed citations

Gruber, Matthias J. & Charan Ranganath. (2019). How Curiosity Enhances Hippocampus-Dependent Memory: The Prediction, Appraisal, Curiosity, and Exploration (PACE) Framework. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 23(12). 1014–1025. 156 indexed citations

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Gruber, Matthias J., et al.. (2018). Alpha Oscillations during Incidental Encoding Predict Subsequent Memory for New “Foil” Information. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 30(5). 667–679. 13 indexed citations

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Gruber, Matthias J., Bernhard P. Staresina, Christian E. Elger, et al.. (2018). Theta Phase Synchronization between the Human Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex Increases during Encoding of Unexpected Information: A Case Study. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 30(11). 1646–1656. 32 indexed citations

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Galli, Giulia, Miroslav Sirota, Matthias J. Gruber, et al.. (2018). Learning facts during aging: the benefits of curiosity. Experimental Aging Research. 44(4). 311–328. 29 indexed citations

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Gruber, Matthias J., et al.. (2017). 0230 SLEEP’S ROLE IN CURIOSITY DRIVEN MEMORY ENHANCEMENT. SLEEP. 40(suppl_1). A84–A85.

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Gruber, Matthias J., Maureen Ritchey, Shao-Fang Wang, Manoj K. Doss, & Charan Ranganath. (2016). Post-learning Hippocampal Dynamics Promote Preferential Retention of Rewarding Events. Neuron. 89(5). 1110–1120. 131 indexed citations

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Gruber, Matthias J., et al.. (2014). States of Curiosity Modulate Hippocampus-Dependent Learning via the Dopaminergic Circuit. Neuron. 84(2). 486–496. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hsieh, Liang-Tien, et al.. (2014). Hippocampal Activity Patterns Carry Information about Objects in Temporal Context. Neuron. 81(5). 1165–1178. 233 indexed citations

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Gruber, Matthias J., Andrew J. Watrous, Arne D. Ekstrom, Charan Ranganath, & Leun J. Otten. (2012). Expected reward modulates encoding-related theta activity before an event. NeuroImage. 64. 68–74. 82 indexed citations

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Gruber, Matthias J. & Leun J. Otten. (2010). Voluntary Control over Prestimulus Activity Related to Encoding. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(29). 9793–9800. 100 indexed citations

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Heinz, Ernst A., Kai Kunze, Matthias J. Gruber, David Bannach, & Paul Lukowicz. (2006). Using Wearable Sensors for Real-Time Recognition Tasks in Games of Martial Arts - An Initial Experiment. 98–102. 69 indexed citations

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Felsner, P., Doris Hofer, I. Rinner, et al.. (1992). Continuous in vivo treatment with catecholamines suppresses in vitro reactivity of rat peripheral blood T-lymphocytes via α-mediated mechanisms. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 37(1-2). 47–57. 51 indexed citations

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