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Aref Pariz, Ph.D.

Aref Pariz, Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Instructor

Schools
Medical School
Departments
Psychiatry
  • Biography

    Aref Pariz, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Physics from IASBS in Iran and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Ottawa and The Royal Institute for Mental Health Research in Ottawa, Canada, studying neuromodulation and brain networks. He joins UT Southwestern’s Department of Psychiatry as an Assistant Instructor in Dr. Ekhtiari’s lab, where he investigates how tES/tCS and other stimulation methods can be optimized to personalize treatment for individuals with addictive and related conditions.

  • Publications

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    Morphological variability may limit single-cell specificity to electric field stimulation.
    Trotter D, Pariz A, Hutt A, Lefebvre J, Front Synaptic Neurosci 2025 17 1621352
    Amplifying post-stimulation oscillatory dynamics by engaging synaptic plasticity with transcranial alternating current stimulation.
    Lefebvre J, Pariz A, Front Netw Physiol 2025 5 1621283
    Diversity-induced trivialization and resilience of neural dynamics.
    Hutt A, Trotter D, Pariz A, Valiante TA, Lefebvre J, Chaos 2024 Jan 34 1
    Transmission delays and frequency detuning can regulate information flow between brain regions.
    Pariz A, Fischer I, Valizadeh A, Mirasso C, PLoS Comput Biol 2021 Apr 17 4 e1008129
    Information Transmission in Delay-Coupled Neuronal Circuits in the Presence of a Relay Population.
    Sánchez-Claros J, Pariz A, Valizadeh A, Canals S, Mirasso CR, Front Syst Neurosci 2021 15 705371
    High frequency neurons determine effective connectivity in neuronal networks.
    Pariz A, Esfahani ZG, Parsi SS, Valizadeh A, Canals S, Mirasso CR, Neuroimage 2018 Feb 166 349-359