Forouzan

in a journey of pushing limitations further away! Postdoctoral Fellow at @nyulangone

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

Can DCS boost Hebbian plasticity? If yes, how so? These questions drove my research for 2 years. Interested to know what we found?
Well, my paper with @lucas_c_parra
https://t.co/vnJQISpedI

Here is a short tour of our work:
Based on an existing hypothesis in our lab, we (1/n)

[Marom Bikson @MaromBikson]

New pub with @ForouzanV @voroslakos @niranjank_2 in @brainstimj. Using Neuropixels 284 channels probes in-vivo rat model of tES: 0.35 V/m electric fields (like 1 mA tDCS/tACS) change firing rate.
https://t.co/86z898YU56

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

Transcranial electric stimulation modulates firing rate at clinically relevant intensities https://t.co/sGTqYh69PU #biorxiv_neursci

[Brian Aguilar @baguilar94]

My favorite time of year is here! 🎓🎉 Congratulations to these wonderful students & now Biomedical Engineering PhDs from the @NeuralEngrLab! I’m beyond proud to see all of your accomplishments, @ @CityCollegeNY, @CCNYGroveSchool, @CUNY & beyond! @ForouzanV @lukasahm @MaxNentwich

[missselfish @missselfish2021]

Looking for spring or summer internship in #RF and #microwave and related areas.
Please let me know.

[Amir-massoud Farahmand @SoloGen]

If you're a professor or a student in STEM in a Western country, you probably know someone from the Sharif University of Technology in Iran. They might have be your students, peers, or friends.

That university is now under attack by the Islamic Republic.

🧵(1/16)
#MahsaAmini

[Marom Bikson @MaromBikson]

In @brainstimj by @gav_hsu @ForouzanV @lucas_c_parra There is a decades old (interferential TENS...) & ongoing debate (Temporally Interfering tES...) over kHz "carriers" to deliver lower frequency waveforms *painlessly* through the skin.
Seems maybe not? https://t.co/Df97wR65Na

[Marom Bikson @MaromBikson]

HD-tDCS with ⁦@ForouzanV⁩ and ⁦⁦@gav_hsu⁩

[Marom Bikson @MaromBikson]

HD-tDCS + navigated TMS MEG + motor learning experiments @NeuralEngrLab by @lucas_c_parra @ForouzanV @gav_hsu & @MossResearch Dylan Edwards.

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

If you have more questions, you can reach out to Mahima here:

https://t.co/AumaiziXkl

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

Can the effects of DCS on synaptic plasticity accumulate over time? If yes, what are the ideal conditions to obtain maximum efficacy? Interested to find out? Our recent work sheds light on these key concepts,
https://t.co/EuDGOgcIt9

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

Human studies comprise of low intensity DCS ~1 V/m producing an effect size of 10-40 %. Slice studies could produce an effect size of only 20% with stronger DCS of 20V/m,I.e., 1% perV/m. Our study narrows the existing gap between in vitro DCS studies and human clinical studies.

[Marom Bikson @MaromBikson]

New @brainstimj publication by Mahima Sharma @ForouzanV @lucas_c_parra. Direct Current Stimulation boosts plasticity. 👉When plasticity is ongoing (spaced) this boost is cumulative. This can explain the value of sustained stimulation at low intensity. https://t.co/HzuZITqQ4k

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

😒😒

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

@TemitopeLeke @biorxivpreprint This is scary! 😬

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

Interested to know how people sense different stimulation waveform? 🤔

You can find the answer to this question here:

[Gavin Hsu @gav_hsu]

New paper on skin sensation effects of different stimulation waveforms with @ForouzanV and @lucas_c_parra: https://t.co/m1QPSOUDCj
We show that conventional waveforms are best for minimizing sensation during tDCS and tACS, and that arm sensation is comparable to that on the head.

[Forouzan @ForouzanV]

@wwneuro0007 Not sure what’s the best answer. I did it for one of my projects. Tbh, I didn’t see much difference. Except the cool blood cells 😬