Author

Zahra Imani

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Neuroscience· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Marika Nosten‐BertrandiD· 2 shared Marion RusseauiD· 2 shared Sabine LéviiD· 2 shared Célia Delhaye· 1 shared Corentin Le MagueresseiD· 1 shared David Blum· 1 shared Erwan PoliD· 1 shared Ferran Gomez CastroiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 33 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersNeuroscience

Marika Nosten‐BertrandORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Sex-specific long-term alteration of hippocampal excitation/inhibition balance and behavior by transient caffeine exposure during synaptogenesis

Solen Rimbert, Jessica C. Pressey, Ferran Gomez Castro, Zahra Imani, Marion Russeau, David Blum, Marika Nosten‐Bertrand, Sabine Lévi

This study shows that caffeine exposure during synaptogenesis causes sex-specific changes in hippocampal synaptic development and behavior, with distinct effects on anxiety, memory, and seizure susceptibility.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

WNK-Dependent Phosphorylation of Gephyrin Tunes GABAA Receptors at Inhibitory Synapses and Modulates Anxiety Behavior

Zaha Merlaud, Célia Delhaye, Margarida Nabais, Erwan Pol, Tânia Lima, Yann Verdier, Zahra Imani, Marion Russeau, Nalia Samba, Maelys Tostain, Juliette Gouhier, Romane Rahir, Joëlle Vinh, Corentin Le Magueresse, Marika Nosten‐Bertrand, Sabine Lévi

This study identifies a WNK-dependent phosphorylation mechanism that regulates GABAAR stability and synaptic function, leading to altered anxiety behavior in mice.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 25, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience