Hamed Shabani

Research Project

• Understanding neural mechanism of learning and memory
• Selective electrostimulation of retina ganglion cells

Techniques

• Neural data analysis and machine learning
• Retina dissection and electrophysiology
• Microelectrode array recordings and spike sorting
• Electrical stimulation of retina
• EEG data recording and analysis

Research Positions

• 2015 – 2017: Research Assistant, IPM Brain Engineering Centre, Tehran

Academic Background

• 2017 – 2021: PhD. Neural Information Processing, University of Tübingen, Germany
• 2013 - 2016: M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
• 2009 - 2011: B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering, Bahonar Technical College, Shiraz, Iran

Publications

• Shabani H, Zrenner E, Rathbun D, Hosseinzadeh Z. Classification of pseudocalcium visual responses from mouse retinal ganglion cells. Visual Neuroscience 38, 2021.
• Naghibi Rad P, Shahroudi AA, Shabani H, and Lashgari R. Encoding Pleasant and Unpleasant Expression of the Architectural Window Shapes: An ERP Study. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 13:186, 2019
• Rathbun DL, Ghorbani N,Shabani H, Zrenner E, and Hosseinzadeh Z. Spike-triggered average electrical stimuli as input filters for bionic vision—a perspective. Journal of Neural Engineering, 15(6):063002, 2018.
• Shabani H, Mikaili M, and Noori SMR. Assessment of recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) of EEG for development of a novel drowsiness detection system. Biomedical Engineering Letters, 6(3):196–204, 2016.