Post doctoral research associate MD, Tehran University of Medical Science  (2009) Office: 305D Langley Hall Telephone:412-624-7332 Fax:412-624-9198 E-mail: bee15@pitt.edu Website:

Research Summary:

• Decision making
• Psychophysics of perceptual learning and memory
• Neurobiology of reward-associated learning and memory
• Psychophysics of face recognition
• Studying visual perception using fMRI and ERP techniques

Publications:

1. Esmaeili B, Basseda Z, Gholizadeh S, Javadi Paydar Mehrak, Dehpour AR. Tamoxifen disrupts consolidation and retrieval of morphine-associated contextual memory: interaction with estradiol. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2009; 204: 191-201.
 
2. Esmaeili B, Basseda Z, Dehpour AR. Antagonism of muscarinic M1 receptors by dicyclomine inhibits the consolidation of morphine-associated contextual memory. Brain Research Bulletin, 2008; 76(4):380-7.
 
3. Esmaeili F, Ghahremani MH, Esmaeili B, Khoshayand MR, Atyabi F, Dinarvand R. PLGA nanoparticles of different surface properties: preparation and evaluation of their body distribution.Int J Pharm. 2008; 349(1-2):249-55.
 
4. Tahsili-Fahadan P, Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Orandi AH, Esmaeili B, Basseda Z, Dehpour AR. Rewarding properties of sildenafil citrate in mice: role of the nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2006; 185(2):201-7.
 
5. Esmaeili B, Basseda Z,  Ghazi-Khansari M. Olfactory dysfunctions. Razi. 2005; 186: 31-41 (in Farsi).


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