Biography
Google ScholarDr. Mohammad Nami is an Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Neuropsychology at the School of Health Sciences and Psychology, Canadian University Dubai. Dr Nami is an associate member of the Harvard Medical School Alumni, and member of the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs. Mohammad Nami is the Director of the Brain, Cognition, and Behavior Unit at the BrainHub UAE, as well as former Head of the Department of Neuroscience and Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Affairs, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
His main areas of research and clinical practice are medical/cognitive neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology, neuroscience of sleep, neuro-cognitive fitness, neurological aspects of sleep disorders and related interventions. He believes that mental health and sleep health awareness need to be copromoted, as one does not come without the other. As such, his career has been dedicated to helping people achieve their infinite brain/cognitive, and affective potentials in relation to sleep and mental aptitude.
H-Index: 27, i10-Index: 77, Number of peer-reviewed publications: 173 (August 2025)
Academic Publications
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Ghermezian, A., Nami, M., Shalbaf, R., Khosrowabadi, R., & Nasehi, M. (2023). A Predictive Model to Diagnose Psychophysiological Insomnia with Daytime Hyperarousal and Nighttime Micro–Macro-Structures Correlation. Sleep and Vigilance, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41782-023-00236-5
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Aslani, A., Khademian, F., Ravangard, R., Nami, M., Jafari, P., & Bastani, P. (2025). The effectiveness of a web application (Naranj) for stress management among college students during covid-19 outbreak: a randomized clinical trial. Current Psychology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08054-w
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Ghanbari, Z., Nami, M., Choobineh, A., Zakerian, S. A., Gharagozlou, F., Kamali, A. M., & Kazemiha, M. (2023). The potential impact of emotionally loaded stimuli on over/under-estimating neutral situations among power plant control-room operators. Work, 76(4), 1385-1394. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220162
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Roodbandi, A. S. J., Choobineh, A., & Nami, M. (2025). Identifying critical abilities for optimal performance of air traffic controllers: a subject matter expert rating approach. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2461407
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Hosseini, M., Borhani-Haghighi, A., Petramfar, P., Foroughi, A. A., Ostovan, V. R., & Nami, M. (2023). Evaluating cognitive impairment in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease using the Cambridge brain sciences-cognitive platform. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 232, 107866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107866
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Zeine, F., Jafari, N., Nami, M., & Blum, K. (2024). Awareness integration theory: A psychological and genetic path to self-directed neuroplasticity. Health Sciences Review, 11, Article 100169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hsr.2024.100169
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Yamamoto, V. et al. (2024). From Nanotechnology to Nanotechnology/Nanoneurosurgery and Nanobioelectronics: A Historical Review of Milestones. In: Kateb, B., Heiss, J.D., Yu, J.S., Hsieh, M. (eds) The Textbook of Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneurosurgery. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80662-0_1
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Vatankhah, P., Nami, M., Khosravi, M. B., Jaberi, A. R., Jaberi, K. R., Alamdari-Plangi, V., Haghighi, M. R., Tajbakhsh, A., & Eghbal, M. H. (2026). The impact of sleep disturbance on post-transplant recovery and quality of life: Neural mechanisms and translational management strategies. Behavioural Brain Research, 497, 115870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115870
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Nami, M., Wang, D. O., Yoon, K.-J., Sreedharan, S. K., Shaker, M., Raymond, J., Rokers, B., Rosenblum, K., Melcher, D., Lee, Y.-S., Lai, K.-O., Kheirbek, M., Kida, S., Kaang, B.-K., Inokuchi, K., Hirase, H., Hayashi, Y., Frankland, P., Chaudhury, D., Bredy, T., Banerjee, S., & Abel, T. (2026). Bridging neurobiological mechanisms and translational applications in cognitive science: Inspirations from the MCCS-NYUAD meeting 2025. Molecular Brain, 19(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13041-026-01281-7
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Nerozi, M. A., Kamali, A., Shamsi, F., & Nami, M. (2024). The Age-Specific Impact of Alpha-Wave Binaural Acoustic Stimulation on Motor-Learning Aptitude. NeuroRegulation, 11(1), 71-80. https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.11.1.71
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Zahediannasb, R., Nami, M., Hosseini, M., Foroughi, A. A., Ghodsinejad, A., & Aligholi, H. (2024). The Effect of Frontopolar Cortical Cooling on Working Memory Capacity in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study. Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 11(4), 221–227. https://doi.org/10.30476/jrsr.2023.100307.1431
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Baghaei Behzadi, T., Ahmed, M., & Nami, M. (2025). Comparative analysis of sleep bioparameters in chronic insomnia disorder with and without obsessive-compulsive disorder: A polysomnography-informed report. Sleep Vigilance. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41782-025-00319-5
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Sinaei, E., Nami, M., & Saadat, Z. (2025). Cortical activity during postural recovery under dual-task conditions: A quantitative EEG study. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 16(4), 777–786. https://doi.org/10.32598/bcn.2025.7028.1
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Daneshvari, M., Zahedian Nasb, R., Nami, M., Ashrafi, A., Najibi, S. H., & Moghimi Sarani, E. (2025). Neurocognitive Insights into Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators: Understanding Cognitive and Emotional Profiles: A Case-Control Study. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 50(5), 304–315. https://doi.org/10.30476/ijms.2024.103138.3633
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Tomaraei, S. N., Ahmed, M., & Nami, M. (2025). Circadian disruption in astronauts: Causes, molecular mechanisms, and neurocognitive consequences. Chronobiology International. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2025.2569695