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Mera S. Barr is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed to the field of neuroscience, focusing primarily on cognitive neuroscience, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and molecular biology. Their research addresses topics that include transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, neural and behavioral psychology, functional brain connectivity, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, neural dynamics and brain function, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, as well as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Recent publications by Mera S. Barr include the following works:

  • Single-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-Evoked Potential Amplitudes and Latencies in the Motor and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex among Young, Older Healthy Participants, and Schizophrenia Patients (2021, Journal of Personalized Medicine)
  • Efficacy of insula deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with varenicline for smoking cessation: A randomized, double-blind, sham controlled trial (2023, Brain Stimulation)
  • The Role of Gamma Oscillations in the Pathophysiology of Substance Use Disorders (2020, Journal of Personalized Medicine)
  • Insula deep rTMS and varenicline for smoking cessation: A randomized control trial study protocol (2022, Frontiers in Pharmacology)

Mera S. Barr frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Personalized Medicine, Brain Stimulation, and Frontiers in Pharmacology.

Collaborations with other researchers are reflected in frequent co-authorship with Daniel M. Blumberger, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Christine Ibrahim, Saima Shakil Malik, and Bernard Le Foll.

Best Publications

  • Long-interval cortical inhibition from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: a TMS-EEG study.

    Zafiris J Daskalakis;Faranak Farzan;Mera S Barr;Jerome J Maller

  • Optimal transcranial magnetic stimulation coil placement for targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex using novel magnetic resonance image-guided neuronavigation

    Pablo M. Rusjan;Mera S. Barr;Faranak Farzan;Tamara Arenovich

  • Evidence for gamma inhibition deficits in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of patients with schizophrenia.

    Faranak Farzan;Mera S Barr;Andrea J Levinson;Robert Chen

  • Theta-Gamma Coupling and Working Memory in Alzheimer's Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

    Michelle S. Goodman;Sanjeev Kumar;Reza Zomorrodi;Zaid Ghazala

  • Can Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia? Pilot Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Mera S Barr;Faranak Farzan;Tarek K Rajji;Aristotle N Voineskos

  • The Role of the Corpus Callosum in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Induced Interhemispheric Signal Propagation

    Aristotle N. Voineskos;Faranak Farzan;Mera S. Barr;Nancy J. Lobaugh

  • The EEG correlates of the TMS-induced EMG silent period in humans

    Faranak Farzan;Mera S Barr;Sylco Hoppenbrouwers;Paul Bernard Fitzgerald

  • Potentiation of gamma oscillatory activity through repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

    Mera S Barr;Faranak Farzan;Pablo M Rusjan;Robert Chen

  • Evidence for excessive frontal evoked gamma oscillatory activity in schizophrenia during working memory

    Mera Barr;Faranak Farzan;Lisa Tran;Robert Chen

  • Gamma oscillations in schizophrenia: Mechanisms and clinical significance

    Yinming Sun;Faranak Farzan;Mera S Barr;Kenji Kirihara

  • Indicators for Remission of Suicidal Ideation Following Magnetic Seizure Therapy in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression

    Yinming Sun;Faranak Farzan;Benoit H Mulsant;Tarek K Rajji

  • Reliability of Long-Interval Cortical Inhibition in Healthy Human Subjects: A TMS-EEG Study

    Faranak Farzan;Mera S. Barr;Andrea J. Levinson;Robert Chen

  • Neurobiological mechanisms of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in depression: a systematic review.

    Yoshihiro Noda;William K. Silverstein;M. S. Barr;Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

  • Suppression of gamma-oscillations in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex following long interval cortical inhibition: a TMS-EEG study.

    Faranak Farzan;Mera S Barr;Willy Wong;Robert Chen

  • Brain Stimulation Methods to Treat Tobacco Addiction

    Victoria C. Wing;Victoria C. Wing;Mera S. Barr;Mera S. Barr;Caroline E. Wass;Caroline E. Wass;Nir Lipsman

  • The effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on gamma oscillatory activity in schizophrenia.

    Mera S Barr;Faranak Farzan;Tamara Arenovich;Robert Chen

  • Hippocampal volumetrics in treatment-resistant depression and schizophrenia: The devil's in De-Tail†

    Jerome Joseph Maller;Zafiris Jeff Daskalakis;Richard Hilton Siddall Thomson;Melissa Daigle

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and drug addiction

    Mera S Barr;Faranak Farzan;Victoria Caroline Wing;Tony Peter George

  • NEUROBIOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF RESPONSE TO DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION IN DEPRESSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    William K. Silverstein;William K. Silverstein;Yoshihiro Noda;Yoshihiro Noda;Mera S Barr;Mera S Barr;Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

  • A randomized controlled trial of sequentially bilateral prefrontal cortex repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia

    Mera S Barr;Faranak Farzan;Lisa C Tran;Paul Bernard Fitzgerald

  • The Role of the Corpus Callosum in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Induced Interhemispheric Signal

    Propagation N. Voineskos;Faranak Farzan;Mera S. Barr;Nancy J. Lobaugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Zafiris J. Daskalakis
Zafiris J. Daskalakis University of California - San Diego School of Medicine
Tarek K. Rajji
Tarek K. Rajji Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Faranak Farzan
Faranak Farzan Simon Fraser University
Tony P. George
Tony P. George Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Paul B. Fitzgerald
Paul B. Fitzgerald Australian National University
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network
Daniel M. Blumberger
Daniel M. Blumberger Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Corinne E. Fischer
Corinne E. Fischer St. Michael's Hospital
Jerome Joseph Maller
Jerome Joseph Maller General Electric (Spain)
Alastair J. Flint
Alastair J. Flint University of Toronto

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