Publications
Selected publication
Zarei M, Xie D, Jiang F, Bagirov A, Huang B, Raj A, Nagarajan S, Guo S. High activity and high functional connectivity are mutually exclusive in resting state zebrafish and human brains. BMC Biol. 2022 Apr 11;20(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01286-3. PMID: 35410342; PMCID: PMC8996543.
Mahendra Wagle, Mahdi Zarei, Matthew Lovett-Barron, Kristina Poston, Jin Xu, Vince Ramey, Katherine Pollard, David Prober, Jay Schulkin, and Karl Deisseroth, Su Guo, "Brain-wide perception of the emotional valence of light is regulated by distinct hypothalamic neurons", Molecular Psychiatry, 2021MP001600R
Mahdi Zarei, “Precentral gyrus abnormal connectivity in male and female patients with schizophrenia”. Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, 2018;5:13.
Dahlén, A., Zarei, M., Melgoza, A., Wagle, M., & Guo, S. (2021). THC-induced behavioral stereotypy in zebrafish as a model of psychosis-like behavior. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-13.
Mahdi Zarei,“Spike discharge prediction based on neuro-fuzzy system”. Journal of Unexplored Medical Data, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 2, p. 88-101, nov. 2017. ISSN 2572-8180.
Mahdi Zarei, "Feature selection algorithm based on Catastrophe model to improve the performance of regression analysis." arXiv preprint arXiv 2017: 1704.06656.
Mahdi Zarei, “Functional connectivity impairment in schizophrenia: a resting-state fMRI data analysis”. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4970006.v2, 2017
Mahdi Zarei, Zari Dzalilov, AdilBagirov, “Voxel selection algorithm for fMRI data sets using hyper rectangles”. NeuroEng 2014, the 7th Australian Workshop on Computational Neuroscience Date: 2-3 February, 2014
Mahdi Zarei, Adil Bagirov, Zari Dzalilov, “Optimization challenges in resting state fMRI data analysis”. Recent Advances on Optimization, July 24-26, 2013
Mahdi Zarei, Karim Faez, and Javad Moosavi Nya. "Modified Reverse AODV routing algorithm using route stability in mobile ad hoc networks". Multitopic Conference, 2008. INMIC 2008. IEEE International. IEEE, 2008.
Mahdi Zarei, "Reverse AODV routing protocol extension using learning Automata in ad hoc networks". Computer, Control and Communication, 2009. IC4 2009. 2nd International Conference on. IEEE, 2009.
Mahdi Zarei, et al. "Route stability estimation in mobile ad hoc networks using learning automata". 16th telecommunications forum TELFOR. 2008.
Mahdi Zarei, et al. "A New on Demand Protocol Based on Recurrent Neural Networks in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks". 16th Telecommunications Forum TELFOR. 2008.
Dahlén, A., Wagle, M., Zarei, M., & Guo, S. (2019). Heritable natural variation of light/dark preference in an outbred zebrafish population. Journal of neurogenetics, 1-10.
Rezazadeh, H., Mahini, R., & Zarei, M. (2011). Solving a dynamic virtual cell formation problem by linear programming embedded particle swarm optimization algorithm. Applied Soft Computing, 11(3), 3160-3169.
Presentations
Hypothalamic CRF neurons integrate visual stimuli to program a functional circuitry for avoidance behavior, The 16th International Zebrafish Conference (IZFC), 2021, Poster presentation
Discovering the optimal threshold values of functional connectivity matrices in brain networks, Zebrafish Neural Circuits, and Behavior. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY, 2019, Poster presentation
Efficiency of the resting-state Zebrafish brain network, 2nd Northern California Fish Research Symposium, UC Davis, 2017, Poster presentation
Characteristic path length in the resting-state zebrafish brain, UCSF Neuroscience Retreat - UCSF Center for Integrative Neuroscience, 2016, Poster presentation
Brain data analysis using Data Mining and statistical algorithms, BISC roundtable meeting, UC Berkeley, March 28, 2016, Oral presentation
Functional connectivity differences between men and women in healthy brains and schizophrenia, CIAO, Federation University Australia, 2015, Oral presentation
Analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data sets using data mining and optimization algorithms, CIAO, Federation University Australia, 2014, Oral presentation
Optimization challenges in resting state fMRI data analysis, 3rd European Conference on Computational Optimization, Chemnitz, Germany, 2013, Oral presentation
Analysis of fMRI data using machine learning algorithms, Annual Research Conference, Ballarat, Australia, 2012, Oral presentation
Selecting informative Voxels of fMRI data sets using clustering and Neural Networks, Australian Mathematical Society 56th Annual Meeting, University of Ballarat, Australia, 2012, Oral presentation
Optimization of AODV algorithm with prediction of nodes mobility,International conference COIA’08, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2008, Oral presentation