Elham Ghanavati

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 697 citations indexed

About

Elham Ghanavati is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elham Ghanavati has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 697 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 14 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Elham Ghanavati's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (14 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (8 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (5 papers). Elham Ghanavati is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (14 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (8 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (5 papers). Elham Ghanavati collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Iran and Italy. Elham Ghanavati's co-authors include Mohammad Ali Salehinejad, Michael A. Nitsche, Vahid Nejati, Min‐Fang Kuo, Mohsen Mosayebi-Samani, Miles Wischnewski, Reza Rostami, Carmelo M. Vicario, Jörg Reinders and Jan G. Hengstler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Cerebral Cortex.

In The Last Decade

Elham Ghanavati

21 papers receiving 686 citations

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Hot and cold executive functions in the brain: A prefrontal-cingular network

2021 177 citations Mohammad Ali Salehinejad, Elham Ghanavati et al. PubMed profile →

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Nicola Großheinrich Germany

Beatrix Krause United States

Savani Bartholdy United Kingdom

B. Sabbe Belgium

Andrea Pelletier‐Baldelli United States

Laurie M. McCormick United States

Irene Perini Sweden

Melanie Canterberry United States

Olívia Morgan Lapenta Brazil

Ignacio Martínez‐Zalacaín Spain

Nicola Großheinrich Germany

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Ghanavati, Elham, et al.. (2025). Contribution of Glutamatergic and GABAergic Mechanisms to the Plasticity‐Modulating Effects of Dopamine in the Human Motor Cortex. Human Brain Mapping. 46(3). e70162–e70162. 2 indexed citations

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Ghanavati, Elham, et al.. (2025). NMDA receptor involvement in dopaminergic modulation of neuroplasticity induced by paired associative stimulation. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 28(6). 1 indexed citations

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Ghanavati, Elham, et al.. (2024). Neurochemical mechanisms underlying serotonergic modulation of neuroplasticity in humans. Brain stimulation. 17(2). 421–430. 5 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, Elham Ghanavati, Min‐Fang Kuo, & Michael A. Nitsche. (2023). The role of circadian preferred time of day and sleep pressure in tDCS-induced neuroplasticity and associated cognition. Brain stimulation. 16(1). 203–204. 3 indexed citations

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Ghanavati, Elham, et al.. (2023). NMDA receptor–related mechanisms of dopaminergic modulation of tDCS-induced neuroplasticity. Brain stimulation. 16(1). 405–405. 1 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2022). A systematic review of randomized controlled trials on efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in major neurodevelopmental disorders: ADHD, autism, and dyslexia. Brain and Behavior. 12(9). e2724–e2724. 50 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, Elham Ghanavati, Jörg Reinders, et al.. (2022). Sleep-dependent upscaled excitability, saturated neuroplasticity, and modulated cognition in the human brain. eLife. 11. 40 indexed citations

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Ghanavati, Elham, et al.. (2022). NMDA receptor–related mechanisms of dopaminergic modulation of tDCS-induced neuroplasticity. Cerebral Cortex. 32(23). 5478–5488. 24 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2022). A systematic review of randomized controlled trials on efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in major neurodevelopmental disorders: ADHD, autism, and dyslexia. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 4 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2021). Hot and cold executive functions in the brain: A prefrontal-cingular network. PubMed. 5. 1492752665–1492752665. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2021). Hot and cold executive functions in the brain: A prefrontal-cingular network. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 4 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2021). Circadian disturbances, sleep difficulties and the COVID-19 pandemic. Sleep Medicine. 91. 246–252. 54 indexed citations

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Nejati, Vahid, et al.. (2021). Intensified electrical stimulation targeting lateral and medial prefrontal cortices for the treatment of social anxiety disorder: A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, dose-comparison study. Brain stimulation. 14(4). 974–986. 38 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, Miles Wischnewski, Elham Ghanavati, et al.. (2021). Cognitive functions and underlying parameters of human brain physiology are associated with chronotype. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4672–4672. 85 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2020). Negative Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep Quantitative Parameters, Quality, and Circadian Alignment: Implications for Health and Psychological Well-Being. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2020). Negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep quantitative parameters, quality, and circadian alignment: Implications for health and psychological well-being. PubMed. 19. 1297–1308. 35 indexed citations

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Ghanavati, Elham, Mohammad Ali Salehinejad, Vahid Nejati, & Michael A. Nitsche. (2019). Differential role of prefrontal, temporal and parietal cortices in verbal and figural fluency: Implications for the supramodal contribution of executive functions. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3700–3700. 73 indexed citations

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Ghanavati, Elham, Vahid Nejati, & Mohammad Ali Salehinejad. (2017). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over the Posterior Parietal Cortex (PPC) Enhances Figural Fluency: Implications for Creative Cognition. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 2(1). 88–96. 19 indexed citations

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Salehinejad, Mohammad Ali, Reza Rostami, & Elham Ghanavati. (2015). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex of Major Depression: Improving Visual Working Memory, Reducing Depressive Symptoms. 2(1). 37–49. 35 indexed citations

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Ghanavati, Elham, et al.. (2013). Effects of Vestibular and Tactile Stimulation on Behavioral Disorders due to Sensory Processing Deficiency in 3-13 Years Old Iranian Autistic Children. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal. 11(1). 52–57. 4 indexed citations

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