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Nima Ghitani

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14

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Active since

2007

Affiliations

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health(Current)

National Institutes of Health

University of Wisconsin–Madison

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

University of California, Los Angeles

Nima Ghitani is an author at National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health specializing in medicine, nervous system, and neuroscience.

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MedicineNervous SystemNeurosciencePhysiologyHealthNeurophysiologyCentral Nervous SystemNeurologyNeuroanatomyOptogenetics

Publications per year

2007–2025

14

Publications

14

Sparse optical microstimulation in barrel cortex drives learned behaviour in freely moving mice

Daniel Huber, Leopoldo Petreanu, Nima Ghitani et al. · Nature · 2007 · 552 citations

Neural Mechanism, Sensory Neuroscience, Sparse Optical Microstimulation +9

PIEZO2 mediates injury-induced tactile pain in mice and humans

Marcin Szczot, Jaquette Liljencrantz, Nima Ghitani et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2018 · 287 citations

PIEZO2 in sensory neurons and urothelial cells coordinates urination

Kara L. Marshall, Dimah Saade, Nima Ghitani et al. · Nature · 2020 · 219 citations · Full text

Urothelial Cells, Molecular Physiology, Signal Transduction +8

A Brainstem-Spinal Circuit Controlling Nocifensive Behavior

Arnab Barik, James H. Thompson, Mathew Seltzer et al. · Neuron · 2018 · 142 citations · Full text

Motor Control, Rehabilitation, Neuroscience +5

Specialized Mechanosensory Nociceptors Mediating Rapid Responses to Hair Pull

Nima Ghitani, Arnab Barik, Marcin Szczot et al. · Neuron · 2017 · 139 citations · Full text

Mechanobiology, Engineering, Health Sciences +8

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