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Abbas F. Sadikot is affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada. Their research spans the fields of medicine and engineering, with a focus on radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, biomedical engineering, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and surgery. The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as ultrasound imaging and elastography, neurological disorders and treatments, photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging, ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, advanced MRI techniques and applications, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, and axon guidance and neuronal signaling.

Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • American Journal Of Pathology
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Recent published papers by Abbas F. Sadikot cover various aspects of neuroscience and neurological disorders. Notable works include:

  • "The netrin-1 receptor DCC promotes the survival of a subpopulation of midbrain dopaminergic neurons: Relevance for ageing and Parkinson's disease" (2022, Journal of Neurochemistry)
  • "Microstructural Abnormalities of the Dentatorubrothalamic Tract in Cervical Dystonia" (2021, Movement Disorders)
  • "The Role of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Inhibitory Control of Oculomotor Behavior in Parkinson's Disease" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "A standardized accelerometry method for characterizing tremor: Application and validation in an ageing population with postural and action tremor" (2022, Frontiers in Neuroinformatics)
  • "Thalamostriatal degeneration contributes to dystonia and cholinergic interneuron dysfunction in a mouse model of Huntington's disease" (2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications)

The scientist regularly collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Jonathan Porée
  • Jean Provost
  • Gerardo Ramos-Palacios
  • Nin Ghigo
  • Chloé Bourquin

Abbas F. Sadikot's multidisciplinary approach integrates engineering techniques with clinical applications in neurology and imaging, reflecting a research profile that bridges technical innovation and medical science.

Best Publications

  • Isolation of multipotent adult stem cells from the dermis of mammalian skin

    Jean G. Toma;Mahnaz Akhavan;Karl J. L. Fernandes;Fanie Barnabé-Heider

  • Efferent connections of the centromedian and parafascicular thalamic nuclei in the squirrel monkey: a PHA-L study of subcortical projections.

    A. F. Sadikot;A. Parent;C. François

  • Abnormal basal ganglia outflow in Parkinson's disease identified with PET. Implications for higher cortical functions.

    Adrian M. Owen;Julien Doyon;Alain Dagher;A. Sadikot

  • A multicenter pilot study of subcallosal cingulate area deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

    Andres M Lozano;Peter Giacobbe;Clement Hamani;Sakina J Rizvi

  • Efferent connections of the centromedian and parafascicular thalamic nuclei in the squirrel monkey: a light and electron microscopic study of the thalamostriatal projection in relation to striatal heterogeneity.

    A. F. Sadikot;A. Parent;Y. Smith;J. P. Bolam

  • Serotonin4 (5-HT4) Receptor Agonists Are Putative Antidepressants with a Rapid Onset of Action

    Guillaume Lucas;Guillaume Lucas;Vladimir V. Rymar;Jenny Du;Ouissame Mnie-Filali

  • Intraoperative ultrasound for guidance and tissue shift correction in image-guided neurosurgery.

    Roch M. Comeau;Abbas F. Sadikot;Aaron Fenster;Terry M. Peters;Terry M. Peters

  • Pitx3 is required for motor activity and for survival of a subset of midbrain dopaminergic neurons.

    Pepijn van den Munckhof;Kelvin C. Luk;Line Ste-Marie;Jane Montgomery

  • Flow-based fiber tracking with diffusion tensor and q-ball data: Validation and comparison to principal diffusion direction techniques

    Jennifer S.W. Campbell;Kaleem Siddiqi;Vladimir V. Rymar;Abbas F. Sadikot

  • Neurogenesis and stereological morphometry of calretinin-immunoreactive GABAergic interneurons of the neostriatum.

    Vladimir V. Rymar;Rachel Sasseville;Kelvin C. Luk;Abbas F. Sadikot

  • p73 Is Required for Survival and Maintenance of CNS Neurons

    Christine D. Pozniak;Fanie Barnabé-Heider;Vladimir V. Rymar;Anna F. Lee

  • The monoaminergic innervation of the amygdala in the squirrel monkey: an immunohistochemical study.

    A.F. Sadikot;A. Parent

  • The primate centromedian-parafascicular complex: anatomical organization with a note on neuromodulation.

    Abbas F. Sadikot;Vladimir V. Rymar

  • Cortical input to parvalbumin-immunoreactive neurones in the putamen of the squirrel monkey

    S.R. Lapper;Y. Smith;A.F. Sadikot;A. Parent

  • Three-dimensional database of subcortical electrophysiology for image-guided stereotactic functional neurosurgery

    K.W. Finnis;Y.P. Starreveld;A.G. Parrent;A.F. Sadikot

  • Laminar fate of cortical GABAergic interneurons is dependent on both birthdate and phenotype.

    Vladimir V. Rymar;Abbas F. Sadikot

  • The centre me´dian and parafascicular thalamic nuclei project respectively to the sensorimotor and associative-limbic striatal territories in the squirrel monkey

    A.F. Sadikot;A. Parent;C. Franç¸ois

  • Glutamate promotes proliferation of striatal neuronal progenitors by an NMDA receptor-mediated mechanism.

    Kelvin C. Luk;Timothy E. Kennedy;Abbas F. Sadikot

  • Automated atlas integration and interactive three-dimensional visualization tools for planning and guidance in functional neurosurgery

    P. St-Jean;A.F. Sadikot;L. Collins;D. Clonda

  • GABA promotes survival but not proliferation of parvalbumin-immunoreactive interneurons in rodent neostriatum: an in vivo study with stereology.

    K.C Luk;A.F Sadikot

  • The Creation of a Brain Atlas for Image Guided Neurosurgery Using Serial Histological Data

    M. Mallar Chakravarty;Gilles Bertrand;Maxime Descouteaux;Abbas F. Sadikot

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy E. Kennedy
Timothy E. Kennedy Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
G. Bruce Pike
G. Bruce Pike University of Calgary
Alain Dagher
Alain Dagher Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Alan C. Evans
Alan C. Evans McGill University
Eric Racine
Eric Racine McGill University
David C. Reutens
David C. Reutens University of Queensland
Freda D. Miller
Freda D. Miller University of British Columbia
Mary Pat McAndrews
Mary Pat McAndrews University Health Network
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto
M. Mallar Chakravarty
M. Mallar Chakravarty McGill University

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