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Kasra A. Mansourian

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0009-0002-9502-1439Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Elyssa B. MargolisiD· 2 shared Joseph R. Driscoll· 2 shared Abhinav Kona· 1 shared Amy Nangia· 1 shared Ana G. Chavez· 1 shared Andrew J. WatrousiD· 1 shared Assia ChericoniiD· 1 shared Benjamin Y. HaydeniD· 1 shared

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Hippocampus serves as a repository for spoken and heard word meanings during conversations

Ana G. Chavez, Xinyuan Yan, Melissa C. Franch, Elizabeth A. Mickiewicz, Will Baltazar, James L. Belanger, Davin Devara, Maya Etta, Thomas Hamre, Taha Ismail, Brad Joiner, Yoon Hee Kim, Abhinav Kona, Kasra A. Mansourian, Amy Nangia, , Benjamin Y. Hayden

The paper shows hippocampal neurons encode meanings of spoken and heard words using shared geometric embeddings, enabling abstract cross-personal representations while preserving speaker identity binding.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

A diencephalic circuit for opioid analgesia but not positive reinforcement

Maggie W. Waung, Kayla A. Maanum, Thomas J. Cirino, Joseph R. Driscoll, Christopher OʼBrien, Svetlana Bryant, Kasra A. Mansourian, Marisela Morales, David J. Barker, Elyssa B. Margolis

The paper identifies a diencephalic circuit involving the lateral habenula and lateral preoptic area that mediates opioid analgesia without reinforcement.

bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience

Differential modulation of ventral tegmental area circuits by the nociceptin/orphanin FQ system

Joseph R. Driscoll, Tanya L. Wallace, Kasra A. Mansourian, William J. Martin, Elyssa B. Margolis

This study investigates the synaptic effects of N/OFQ in VTA neurons using electrophysiology, finding differential modulation based on projection targets and receptor desensitization with repeated application.

eNeuro · Jul 1, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience