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Yousef Rafati

The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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APOE4 impacts cortical neurodevelopment and alters network formation in human brain organoids

Karina K. Meyer-Acosta, Eva Díaz‐Guerra, Parul Varma, Adyasha Aruk, Sara Mirsadeghi, Aranis Muniz Perez, Yousef Rafati, Ali Hosseini, Vanesa Nieto‐Estévez, Michèle Giugliano, Christopher S. Navara, Jenny Hsieh

This study shows APOE4 affects cortical neurodevelopment and network formation in human brain organoids by altering cell types, increasing cell death, and disrupting GABA signaling.

Stem Cell Reports · Jun 19, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Acute stress enhances associative learning via dopamine signaling in the ventral lateral striatum

Claire E. Stelly, Sean C. Tritley, Yousef Rafati, Matthew J. Wanat

This study shows acute stress enhances appetitive learning by increasing dopamine release in the ventral lateral striatum, which is blocked by dopamine receptor antagonists.

Journal of Neuroscience · Apr 22, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience