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Personal profile
Biography
I received my PhD in Neurophysiology followed by postdoctoral training in Prof.Takao K. Hensch’s Lab at RIKEN Brain Science Institute of JAPAN studying experience-dependent plasticity of visual circuits. I joined Department of Physiology at Monash University in 2015.
Research interests
My research interests are;
- Plasticity of neurons and circuits, structural & physiological experience-dependent plasticity
- Developmental critical periods
- Inhibitory interneurons and network excitation-inhibition balance
- Neurodevelopmental disorders; schizophrenia and epilepsy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Plasticity
- Development
- Neurophysiology
- neurodevelopmental disorders
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurosciences
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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Thalamic plasticity following cortical damage: recovery of vision
Atapour, N., Rosa, M., Cloherty, S. & Hagan, M.
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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The effects of early exposure to bushfires on adult brain structure and function
Alizadeh Mansouri, F., Atapour, N., Carril Mundinano, I., Majka, P., Rosa, M., Egan, G. & Bourne, J.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/08/22 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
Research output
- 30 Article
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Parvalbumin as a neurochemical marker of the primate optic radiation
Ma, G., Worthy, K. H., Liu, C., Rosa, M. G. P. & Atapour, N., 19 May 2023, In: iScience. 26, 5, 14 p., 106608.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Neuronal density and expression of calcium-binding proteins across the layers of the superior colliculus in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Chong, M. H. Y., Worthy, K. H., Rosa, M. G. P. & Atapour, N., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Comparative Neurology. 530, 17, p. 2966-2976 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Remodeling of lateral geniculate nucleus projections to extrastriate area MT following long-term lesions of striate cortex
Atapour, N., Worthy, K. H. & Rosa, M. G. P., 20 Jan 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 4, 10 p., e2117137119.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Neurochemical changes in the primate lateral geniculate nucleus following lesions of striate cortex in infancy and adulthood: implications for residual vision and blindsight
Atapour, N., Worthy, K. H. & Rosa, M. G. P., Dec 2021, In: Brain Structure and Function. 226, 9, p. 2763-2775 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Volume reduction without neuronal loss in the primate pulvinar complex following striate cortex lesions
Chan, J. M., Worthy, K. H., Rosa, M. G. P., Reser, D. H. & Atapour, N., Sept 2021, In: Brain Structure and Function. 226, 7, p. 2417–2430 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Gender equity travel support grant
Atapour, Nafiseh (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Razi award for early-career scientists based on research led to publications in Brain Res. (1999) and Dev. Brain Res. (1999)
Atapour, Nafiseh (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)