Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation of prefrontal cortex on risk‐taking behavior

A Khaleghi, G Pirzad Jahromi… - Psychiatry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Recent cognitive neuroscience research shows that noninvasive brain stimulation can
modify a wide range of behaviors in healthy people. Such regulation effects on human …

Dopamine effects on stress-induced working memory deficits

Z Bahari, GH Meftahi, MA Meftahi - Behavioural pharmacology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a critical role in mediating executive functions and
orchestrating the way in which we think, decide, and behave. Many studies have shown that …

Crocin improved amyloid beta induced long‐term potentiation and memory deficits in the hippocampal CA1 neurons in freely moving rats

M Hadipour, G Kaka, F Bahrami, GH Meftahi… - Synapse, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular beta‐amyloid (Aβ) accumulation and deposition is the main factor, which
causes synaptic loss and eventually cells death in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Memory loss …

The role of dopamine D2 receptors in the amygdala in metabolic and behavioral responses to stress in male Swiss-Webster mice

M Hassantash, H Sahraei, Z Bahari, GH Meftahi… - Frontiers in biology, 2017 - Springer
Objective The D2 dopamine receptor is found in different parts of the amygdala. However, its
contribution to stress is unknown. Thus, in the present study, we examined the effects of …

Ventral tegmental area inactivation alters hormonal, metabolic, and locomotor responses to inescapable stress

S Mortazaei, H Sahraei, Z Bahari… - … of physiology and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Context: The involvement of unilateral and bilateral inhibition of the ventral tegmental area
(VTA) in response to stress is not well understood. Objective: In the present study, the effect …

Investigating the inhibition of NMDA glutamate receptors in the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala on the pain and inflammation induced by formalin in male Wistar …

N Heidary, H Sahraei, MR Afarinesh, Z Bahari… - Frontiers in Biology, 2018 - Springer
Background The role of the amygdala in controlling emotional pain has been emphasized in
several studies. In this study, the role of the NMDA glutamate receptors in the basolateral …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the effects of deep brain stimulation of the prelimbic cortex and basolateral amygdala for facilitation of extinction process of conditioned fear

MM Hashtjini, GP Jahromi, SS Sadr… - Archives of …, 2020 - brieflands.com
Background: The study of the biological basis of fear in animal models has progressed
considerably because of the energy and space that the brain devotes to this basic emotion …

Effect of testosterone replacement on feeding behaviors after acute and chronic stress in gonadectomized male NMRI mice

SS Shemiran, GH Meftahi, H Sahraei, N Ghobadi - Frontiers in biology, 2017 - Springer
Background We study the role of gonadectomy on the response to unavoidable stress and
the role of testosterone replacement on gonadectomy in the male Naval Medical Research …

Effects of central amygdala GABA-B on expression of morphine-induced sensitivity in female rats

F Alavian, H Sahraei, S Ghiasvand - Koomesh, 2019 - eprints.bmsu.ac.ir
Introduction: Dependence on morphine and its complications are considered as a major
health problem in the world; however, efforts to overcome this problem have failed due to the …

Involvement of CA1 GABAA Receptors in Ketamine-Induced Impairment of Spatial and Non-Spatial Novelty Detection in Mice

A Khanegheini, GH Meftahi, MR Zarrindast… - Neurochemical …, 2019 - Springer
Inhibitory GABAergic and excitatory glutamatergic neurons from multiple brain areas, send
fibers to the hippocampal CA1 region. NMDA receptors have been identified as important …