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Reliability of TMS phosphene threshold estimation: Toward a standardized protocol. Mazzi C, Savazzi S, Abrahamyan A, & Ruzzoli M (2017) Adaptable History Biases in Human Perceptual Decisions. Abrahamyan A, Silva LL, Dakin SC, Carandini M, & Gardner JL (2016) Low Intensity TMS Enhances Perception of Visual Stimuli. Abrahamyan A, Clifford CWG, Arabzadeh E, & Harris JA (2015).  Brain Stimulation  Improving Visual Sensitivity with Subthreshold Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Abrahamyan A, Clifford CWG, Arabzadeh E, & Harris JA. (2011). Journal of Neuroscience  Accurate and Rapid Estimation of Phosphene Thresholds (REPT) Abrahamyan A, Clifford CWG, Ruzzoli M, Arabzadeh E, Harris JA. (2011) PLoS ONE

Peer-reviewed publications

  • Reliability of TMS Phosphene Threshold Estimation: Toward a Standardized Protocol
    Mazzi C., Savazzi, S., Abrahamyan, A., Ruzzoli, M. (2017)
    Brain Stimulation. Available online 2 February. ++ More * **Adaptable History Biases in Human Perceptual Decisions** \\ Abrahamyan, A., Silva L. L., Dakin S. C., Carandini M., & Gardner J. L. (2016) \\ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(25), E3548–57. ++ More
  • Mimicry and Expressiveness of an ECA in Human-Agent Interaction: Familiarity Breeds Content!
    Stevens, C. J., Pinchbeck B., Lewis, T., Luerssen, M., Pfitzner, D., Powers, D., Abrahamyan, A., Leung, Y., & Gibert, G. (2016)
    Computational Cognitive Science, 2(1), 1-14. More
  • Low Intensity TMS Enhances Perception of Visual Stimuli
    Abrahamyan, A., Clifford, C. W. G., Arabzadeh, E., & Harris, J. A. (2015)
    Brain Stimulation, 8(6), 1175–1182. More
  • Brain-stimulation Induced Blindsight: Unconscious Vision or Response Bias?
    Lloyd, D. A., Abrahamyan, A., & Harris, J. A. (2013)
    PLoS ONE, 8(12), e82828. More
  • Improving Visual Sensitivity with Subthreshold Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
    Abrahamyan, A., Clifford, C. W. G., Arabzadeh, E., & Harris, J. A. (2011)
    Journal of Neuroscience, 31(9), 3290–3294 More
  • The effect of TMS on Visual Motion Sensitivity: An Increase in Neural Noise or a Decrease in Signal Strength?
    Ruzzoli, M., Abrahamyan, A., Clifford, C. W. G., Marzi, C. A., Miniussi, C., & Harris, J. A. (2011)
    Journal of Neurophysiology, 106(1), 138–143. More
  • Accurate and Rapid Estimation of Phosphene Thresholds (REPT)
    Abrahamyan, A., Clifford, C. W. G., Ruzzoli, M., Arabzadeh, E., & Harris, J. A. (2011)
    PLoS ONE, 6(7) e22342 More

Conference Presentations

  • Sensation and superstition in human perceptual decisions
    Abrahamyan A, Silva LL, Dakin CD, Carandini M, Gardner JL
    Stanford Neurosciences Institute Symposium, Stanford University, CA, 2015
  • Naturally occurring and experimentally induced choice history biases in human observers
    Abrahamyan A, Gardner JL
    Neuroscience Meeting Planner, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract. San Diego, CA, 2013.
  • Past failures can bias human decisions
    Abrahamyan A, Gardner JL
    The 36th Annual Meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society, Kyoto, Japan, 2013
  • Past failures bias human decisions
    Abrahamyan A, Gardner JL
    10th Annual Meeting, Computational and Systems Neuroscience (COSYNE) Conference Abstracts, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013
  • Low intensity TMS can facilitate identification of visual stimuli
    Abrahamyan A, Clifford CWG, Arabzadeh E, & Harris JA
    Paper presented at the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2012
  • Improving visual sensitivity with subthreshold transcranial magnetic stimulation
    Abrahamyan A, Clifford CWG, Arabzadeh E, & Harris JA
    Program No. 674.14/LL7 2010 Neuroscience Meeting Planner, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract, San Diego, CA, 2010.
  • Low intensity transcranial magnetic stimulation can improve detection of visual stimuli
    Abrahamyan A, Clifford CWG, Arabzadeh E, & Harris JA
    Paper presented at the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2010
  • Fast method for precise phosphene threshold identification in research using transcranial magnetic stimulation
    Abrahamyan A, Clifford CWG, & Harris JA
    Paper presented at the Australian Neuroscience Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2010
  • Low intensity transcranial magnetic stimulation can improve detection of visual stimuli
    Paper presented at the Australian Neuroscience Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2010