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Amir Mohammad Alizadeh

Amir Mohammad Alizadeh

Assistant Project Scientist, Lyon lab, UC Irvine

Biography

Amir Mohammad Alizadeh, Ph.D., is an Assistant Project Scientist in the Lyon lab at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on visual neuroscience, examining how the brain processes visual information through single-cell and multi-electrode recordings in both primates and rodents. Alizadeh has investigated three-dimensional vision and disparity selectivity in extrastriate cortex, as well as therapeutic approaches for visual system damage, including retinal degeneration and traumatic brain injury.

Alizadeh received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from KU Leuven in Belgium in 2018, where his dissertation examined single-cell studies of higher-order disparity selectivity in extrastriate cortex of the macaque brain. His doctoral work combined functional magnetic resonance imaging with single-unit recordings to identify neural responses to three-dimensional structure in macaque visual cortex. He also holds an M.Sc. in Neuroscience from the University of Strasbourg, France.

Alizadeh has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Rochester, Shahid Beheshti University in Iran, and UC Irvine before his current appointment. He serves as a member of the editorial board of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience and was a scientific committee member of the 24th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology. His research has been supported by the International Brain Research Organization Return Home Program and the Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council of Iran.

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Education

  • PhD in Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, 2018
  • M.Sc. in Neuroscience, University of Strasbourg, 2012
  • Bachelor's degree in Biology (Zoology), Orumieh University, 2007
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Distinctions

  • Return Home Program, International Brain Research Organization, 2019
  • Post-doctoral fellowship grant, Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council, 2019
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Areas of Expertise

  • Visual Neuroscience
  • Single-Cell Electrophysiology Primates
  • Disparity Selectivity Mechanisms
  • Morphine Dependence Pathways
  • Retinal Degeneration Transplant Therapy
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery
  • Prefrontal Cortex Functional Connectivity

Recent Publications

  • A. Alizadeh, B. Lin, R. Sims, A. Suon, M. J. Seiler, D. C. Lyon, “Improved response properties of single neurons in higher visual cortex of retinal degenerated rats following retinal sheet transplant”, Neuroscience Meeting Planner, 2024. Presented at 2024 Neuroscience Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  • A. Alizadeh, B. Hu, J. Eom, R. F. Hunt, D. C. Lyon, “A Novel cell therapy approach to cure effects of mild traumatic brain injury to mouse V1”, Neuroscience Meeting Planner, 2024. Presented at 2024 Neuroscience Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  • Mohammadzadeh L., Alizadeh AM., Feiz MS., Jamali S., Abedi M., Latifi H., Haghparast A., “Acute morphine administration, morphine dependence, and naloxone-induced withdrawal syndrome affect the resting-state functional connectivity and Local Field Potentials of the rat prefrontal cortex”, Behavioural Brain Research, 2022.
  • Rezaee L., Alizadeh AM, Haghparast A., “Role of hippocampal dopamine receptors in the antinociceptive responses induced by chemical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus in animal model of acute pain”, Brain Research, 2020.
  • Alizadeh AM, Van Dromme IC, Janssen P., “Single-cell responses to three-dimensional structure in a functionally-defined patch in macaque area TEO”, Journal of neurophysiology, 2018.
  • Haghparast A, Shafiei I, Alizadeh AM, Ezzatpanah S, Haghparast A., “Blockade of the orexin receptors in the CA1 region of hippocampus decreased the lateral hypothalamic-induced antinociceptive responses in the model of orofacial formalin test in the rats”, Peptides, vol. 99, pp. 217-222, 2018.
  • Alizadeh AM, Van Dromme I, Verhoef BE, Janssen P., “Caudal Intraparietal Sulcus and three-dimensional vision: A combined functional magnetic resonance imaging and single-cell study”, NeuroImage, vol. 166, pp. 46-59, 2018.
  • Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Peter Janssen, “Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) - guided single unit recordings reveal higher order disparity selectivity in area PIP of the macaque brain” (opens in new tab), Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2017.
  • Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Peter Janssen, “Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) - guided single unit recordings reveal first order disparity selectivity in area PIP of the macaque brain”, Neuroscience Meeting Planner, 2016. Presented at 2016 Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Yousefpour M, Naderi N, Mansouri Z, Janahmadi M, Alizadeh AM, Motamedi F., “The comparison of the effects of acute and repeated morphine administration on fast synaptic transmission in magnocellular neurons of supraoptic nucleus, plasma vasopressin levels, and urine volume of male rats”, Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 13, pp. 975-986, 2014.
  • Haghparast A, Esmaeili MH, Taslimi Z, Kermani M, Yazdi-Ravandi S, Alizadeh AM, “Intrahippocampal administration of D2 but not D1 dopamine receptor antagonist suppresses the expression of conditioned place preference induced by morphine in the ventral tegmental area”, Neuroscience Letters, vol. 541, pp. 138-143, 2013.
  • Mitra Yousefpour, Nima Naderi, Zahra Mansouri, Mahyar Janahmadi, Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Fereshteh Motamedi, “The comparison of the effects of acute and repeated morphine administration on fast synaptic transmission in magnocellular neurons of supraoptic nucleus, plasma vasopressin levels, and urine volume of male rats”, Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2013.
  • Abbas Haghparast, Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Fereshteh Motamedi, “The firing rate of neurons in the nucleus cuneiformis in response to formalin in male rat”, Iranian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 12, no. 2, 2012.
  • Yousefpour M, Naderi N, Alizadeh AM, Motamedi F, “Increased synaptic activity in magnocellular neurons of supraoptic nucleus and plasma vasopressin levels due to acute administration of morphine in male rats”, Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 14, pp. 389-396, 2011.
  • Haghparast A, Ahmad-Molaei L, Alizadeh AM, Azizi P, “Blockade of opioid receptors located in the rat nucleus cuneiformis reduced the antinociceptive responses of local but not systemic administration of morphine in formalin test”, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, vol. 2, pp. 13-19, 2010.
  • Abbas Haghparast, Leila Ahmad-Molaei, Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Pegah Azizi, “Blockade of Opioid Receptors located in the Rat Nucleus Cuneiformis Reduced the Antinociceptive Responses of Local but not Systemic Administration of Morphine in Formalin Test”, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, vol. 2, no. 1, 2010.
  • Haghparast A, Khani A, Naderi N, Alizadeh AM, Motamedi F, “Repeated administration of nicotine attenuates the development of morphine tolerance and dependence in mice”, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, vol. 88, pp. 385-392, 2008.
  • Haghparast A, Shams J, Khatibi A, Alizadeh AM, Kamalinejad M, “Effects of the fruit essential oil of Cuminum cyminum Linn. (Apiaceae) on acquisition and expression of morphine tolerance and dependence in mice”, Neuroscience Letters, vol. 440, pp. 134-139, 2008.
  • Naderi N, Haghparast A, Saber-Tehrani A, Rezaii N, Alizadeh AM, Khani A, Motamedi F, “Interaction between cannabinoid compounds and diazepam on anxiety-like behaviour of mice”, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, vol. 89, pp. 64-75, 2008.
  • Abbas Khani, Abbas Haghparast, Nima Naderi, Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Fereshteh Motamedi, “Nicotine and morphine interactions; new protocol for morphine dependency in mice”, Neuroscience Research, vol. 58, no. Supplement 1, pp. S65, 2007.
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Contact Information

Email: amirmoa1@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-0619

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Last updated on 2/18/2026.