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Overview

Manzar Ashtari is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans across Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work reflect an emphasis on retinal and neurological health, featuring Retinal Development and Disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Retinal and Optic Conditions, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Visual Perception and Processing Mechanisms, as well as Tactile and Sensory Interactions.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 2-hCHM Subretinal Delivery to the Macula in Choroideremia" (2022), published in Ophthalmology
  • "Compensatory Cross-Modal Plasticity Persists After Sight Restoration" (2020), published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Improving the Quantification of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Novel 3D-Edge Enhancement Technique" (2021), published in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
  • "Motion-selective areas V5/MT and MST appear resistant to deterioration in choroideremia" (2023), published in NeuroImage Clinical
  • "Central visual pathways affected by degenerative retinal disease before and after gene therapy" (2024), published in Brain

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Manzar Ashtari include:

  • Jean Bennett
  • Albert M. Maguire
  • Mikhail Y. Lipin
  • Gui-Shuang Ying
  • Yinxi Yu

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Brain
  • Ophthalmology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
  • NeuroImage Clinical

Best Publications

  • Reduced temporal limbic structure volumes on magnetic resonance images in first episode schizophrenia.

    Bernhard Bogerts;Manzar Ashtari;Gustav Degreef;Jose Ma.J. Alvir

  • Increase in caudate nuclei volumes of first-episode schizophrenic patients taking antipsychotic drugs.

    M H Chakos;J A Lieberman;R M Bilder;M Borenstein

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor val66met polymorphism and volume of the hippocampal formation.

    P R Szeszko;P R Szeszko;R Lipsky;C Mentschel;D Robinson;D Robinson

  • Orbital frontal and amygdala volume reductions in obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Philip R. Szeszko;Delbert Robinson;Jose Ma. J. Alvir;Robert M. Bilder

  • Reduced caudate nucleus volume in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Delbert Robinson;Houwei Wu;Rafael A. Munne;Manzar Ashtari

  • Hippocampus-Amygdala Volumes and Psychopathology in Chronic Schizophrenia

    Bernhard Bogerts;Bernhard Bogerts;Jeffrey A. Lieberman;Manzar Ashtari;Robert M. Bilder

  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a preliminary diffusion tensor imaging study.

    Manzar Ashtari;Sanjiv Kumra;Shree L. Bhaskar;Tana Clarke

  • Absence of regional hemispheric volume asymmetries in first-episode schizophrenia.

    R M Bilder;H Wu;B Bogerts;G Degreef

  • CAUDATE NUCLEI VOLUMES IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS TREATED WITH TYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS OR CLOZAPINE

    MirandaH. Chakos;JeffreyA. Lieberman;Jose Alvir;Robert Bilder

  • Volumes of ventricular system subdivisions measured from magnetic resonance images in first-episode schizophrenic patients.

    Gustav Degreef;Manzar Ashtari;Bernhard Bogerts;Robert M. Bilder

  • White Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

    Philip R. Szeszko;Babak A. Ardekani;Manzar Ashtari;Anil K. Malhotra

  • White matter development during late adolescence in healthy males: a cross-sectional diffusion tensor imaging study.

    Manzar Ashtari;Kelly L. Cervellione;Khader M. Hasan;Jinghui Wu

  • Clinical and Neuropsychological Correlates of White Matter Abnormalities in Recent Onset Schizophrenia

    Philip R Szeszko;Philip R Szeszko;Delbert G Robinson;Delbert G Robinson;Manzar Ashtari;Joshua Vogel

  • Medial temporal structures and memory functions in adolescents with heavy cannabis use

    Manzar Ashtari;Brian Avants;Laura Cyckowski;Kelly L. Cervellione

  • MRI signal hyperintensities in geriatric depression.

    B. S. Greenwald;E. Kramer-Ginsberg;K. Ranga Rama Krishnan;M. Ashtari

  • Anterior hippocampal volume reductions predict frontal lobe dysfunction in first episode schizophrenia

    Robert M. Bilder;Bernhard Bogerts;Manzar Ashtari;Manzar Ashtari;Houwei Wu;Houwei Wu

  • Neuropsychological functioning and MRI signal hyperintensities in geriatric depression

    Elisse Kramer-Ginsberg;Blaine S. Greenwald;K. Ranga Rama Krishnan;Bruce Christiansen

  • White Matter Abnormalities in First-Episode Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

    Philip R. Szeszko;Babak A. Ardekani;Manzar Ashtari;Sanjiv Kumra

  • Neuroanatomic Localization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Hyperintensities in Geriatric Depression

    Blaine S. Greenwald;Elisse Kramer-Ginsberg;K. Ranga Rama Krishnan;Manzar Ashtari

  • Prospective Study of Psychobiology in First-episode Schizophrenia at Hillside Hospital

    Jeffrey A. Lieberman;Jose Ma. J. Alvir;Margaret Woerner;Gustav Degreef

  • Hippocampal/amygdala volumes in geriatric depression.

    M. Ashtari;B. S. Greenwald;E. Kramer-Ginsberg;J. Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Bilder
Robert M. Bilder University of California, Los Angeles
Philip R. Szeszko
Philip R. Szeszko Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bernhard Bogerts
Bernhard Bogerts Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Philip A. Cook
Philip A. Cook University of Pennsylvania
Robert Goldman
Robert Goldman Sunovion (United States)
William B. Barr
William B. Barr New York University
Chris I. Baker
Chris I. Baker National Institutes of Health
Peter J. Snyder
Peter J. Snyder University of Rhode Island
Brian B. Avants
Brian B. Avants University of Virginia
Eric A. Pierce
Eric A. Pierce Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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