Kamran Diba, PhD

 Kamran Diba
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Medical School
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Kamran Diba, PhD
Kamran Diba
Associate Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • PhD
      Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
      1997 - 2002
    • Master of Science, Physics
      Brown University, Providence, United States
      1996 - 1997
    • Bachelor of Arts, Physics
      University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
      1990 - 1994

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    • Journal Article
      The Role of Plasticity in Replay: Stability Through Anti‐Hebbian Rules
      Baron L, Diba K, Amarasingham A. Hippocampus, 2026 Apr 11; 36 (3): DOI:10.1002/hipo.70089
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Psilocybin disrupts sleep architecture and upregulates high voltage spindles
      Lashin R, Bozkir I, Liu T, Pal D, Diba K, Kinsky N. 2026 Apr 25;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Sleep loss impairs the specificity of future place field representations and mimics a de novo learning state in the hippocampus
      Kinsky N, Giri B, Diba K. 2026 Mar 1;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Sleep loss impairs the specificity of future place field representations and mimics a de novo learning state in the hippocampus
      Kinsky N, Giri B, Diba K. 2025 Nov 15;
    • Journal Article
      Prefrontal cortex down states can be triggered by CA1 stimulation and are enhanced by long-term potentiation in urethane-anesthetized rats
      Espinosa-Martínez CN, de Sousa BM, de Assis Carvalho Carmo F, Zacharias LR, Leite JP, Diba K, Lopes-Aguiar C. Cerebral Cortex, 2025 Oct 26; 35 (10): DOI:10.1093/cercor/bhaf287
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Sleep loss reduces the stability and specificity of future place field representations
      Kinsky N, Giri B, Diba K. 2025 May 15;
    • Journal Article
      Erasable Hippocampal Neural Signatures Predict Memory Discrimination
      Kinsky N, Orlin D, Ruesch E, Kim B, Coello S, Diba K, Ramirez S. Cell Reports, 2025 Feb 19;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Representations of memory event boundaries in rodent hippocampus
      Kavya C, Wahlberg R, Diba K. 2025 Mar 26;

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    MNI Member Dr. Kamran Diba honored with Sleep Research Society’s 2026 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award

    MNI member Dr. Kamran Diba named the Sleep Research Society’s 2026 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award recipient
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    Studies uncover the critical role of sleep in the formation of memories

    Two new studies from University of Michigan reveal what's happening inside the brain during sleep and sleep deprivation to help or harm the formation of memories.