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The Brain & Cognition Clinic offers services provided by highly experienced professionals and university-affiliated specialists from Iran University of Medical Sciences and the Institute for Cognitive Science Studies.

Our Services

Child and Adult Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Neurology, Memory Check-Up, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Play Therapy, Audiology, Psychological Assessments, Neurofeedback, VR, TMS, tDCS, EEG, EMG

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To book an appointment, you can call us at 02188802063 or message us on WhatsApp for online booking.

Working Hours:
Saturday–Wednesday:8AM to 8PM
Thursday: 8 AM to 6 PM

About the Brain and Cognition Clinic

The Brain and Cognition Super Specialty Clinic was established by the Institute for Higher Education in Cognitive Sciences, in collaboration with Iran University of Medical Sciences, and began its operations in November 2016.

Over the past 8 years, the Brain and Cognition Clinic has leveraged international standards to create a comprehensive model for providing clinical, educational, and research services in the fields of psychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation, and psychology, with an emphasis on advanced approaches.

Number of Departments

13120

Number of Patients

Doctors & Therapists

Brain & Cognition Clinic – Medical Team

Psychiatry & Counseling Department

Dr. Mohammadreza Shalbafan

Psychiatrist – Assistant Professor at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Dr. Fatemeh S. Mir Fazeli

Psychiatrist – Faculty Member at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Dr. Reza Panahi

Psychiatrist – Faculty Member at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Dr. Behnam Shariati

Psychiatrist – Multidimensional Interventions for Dementia Prevention

Dr. Mahsa Boroun

Psychiatrist

Dr. Fahimeh Bakhshi

Psychiatrist

Dr. Marjan Shokrani

Psychiatrist

Dr. Aida Abdām

Psychiatrist

Dr. Sara Mahdavi

Psychiatry Assistant – Under Faculty Supervision

Dr. Mina Hoseinian

Psychiatry Assistant – Under Faculty Supervision

Dr. Avishan Mahdavi

Psychiatry Assistant – Under Faculty Supervision

Dr. Setareh Esmaeili

Psychiatry Assistant – Under Faculty Supervision

Mona Sharifi Ferdshad

Psychologist – PhD in Health Psychology

Dr. Mehdi Mehrabān

Psychologist – PhD in Health Psychology

Farah Baki Zadeh

Psychologist – MSc in Clinical Psychology

Pardis Mir Moeini

Psychologist – PhD in Health Psychology

Sara Elyasi

Child & Adolescent Psychologist – MSc in Clinical Psychology

Memory Department

Dr. Mostafa Almasi

Neurologist – Faculty Member at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Parvin Khalaj

Nurse – MSc in Nursing Management

Kimia Mousavi

Memory Assessor – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Neurology Department

Dr. Mahisa Mokhtari

Neurologist – Faculty Member at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Dr. Narges Yazdi

Neurologist – Faculty Member at Iran University of Medical Sciences

Child & Adolescent Department

Dr. Jafar Feili

Pediatric Psychiatry Specialist – Member of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Association

Mohammad Khalili

Speech Therapist – Child Assessor

Sina Tavakoli

PhD Candidate – Occupational Therapist & Child Assessor

Atefeh Nazariyeh

Speech Therapist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Fatemeh Rezaei

Occupational Therapist – MSc in Cognitive Psychology

Neda Pourhashem

Speech Therapist – Child & Adult Specialist

Zahra Soltani

Occupational Therapist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Roya Mohammadi

Speech Therapist – PhD Candidate in Speech Therapy

Leila Rajabi

Behavior Therapist

Samira Abshenasan

Play Therapist & ABA Instructor – PhD Student in Psychology & Education for Exceptional Children

Hejrat Mashouq

Speech Therapist

Zahra Rabbani Zadeh

Cognitive Occupational Therapist – MSc in Occupational Therapy

Kosar Ghaedi

Speech Therapist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Mohammadjavad Mirbagheri

Sensory-Motor Occupational Therapist

Abdullah Alaei

Sensory-Motor Occupational Therapist

Neuroscience & Cognitive Rehabilitation Department

Dr. Peyman Hasani Abharian

Physician & PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience – Faculty Member at Institute for Cognitive Science Studies

Dr. Anahita Khorrami

Physician & PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience – University Lecturer

Pouria Akbari Kali

Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Hossein Sa'adati

Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist – PhD Candidate in Cognitive Psychology

Farnaz Shirvani

Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist – PhD Candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience

Elnaz Aalemi

Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Mahdieh Rahimi Yeganeh

Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Reza Khamaki

Senior Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Brain Signal Registration & Stimulation Department

Amir Javid

Cognitive Assessment Specialist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Neuropsychological Assessment Department

Amir Javid

Cognitive Assessment Specialist – MSc in Cognitive Rehabilitation

Erfan Azzami

Cognitive Assessment Specialist – PhD Candidate in Psychometrics

Auditory Processing Department

Dr. Nima Rezazadeh

Audiologist – PhD in Audiology

Dr. Ehsan Negin

Specialist in Auditory Processing – PhD in Audiology

Papers Published By Brain And Cognition Clinic

New Technologies in Psychiatry Training: Opportunities and Obstacles

Author(s): Seyed Mohammad Hossein Mahmoodi, Mohammad-Taghi Joghataei & Mohammadreza Shalbafan| Published: 2023

Cognitive rehabilitation for improving cognitive functions and reducing the severity of depressive symptoms in adult patients with Major Depressive Disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

Author(s): Saba Mokhtari, Asieh Mokhtari, Farah Bakizadeh, Alireza Moradi & Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2023

Efficacy and safety of 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists in augmentation with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the treatment of moderate to severe obsessive–compulsive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Author(s): Negin Eissazade, Hesam Mosavari, Shayan Eghdami, Mahsa Boroon, Faria Ashrafi & Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2023

The effect of drug holidays on sexual dysfunction in men treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) other than fluoxetine: an 8-week open-label randomized clinical trial

Author(s): Arman Alipour-Kivi, Negin Eissazade, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Razieh Salehian, Shiva Soraya, Sanaz Askari & Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2024

Training in neuropsychiatry: views of early career psychiatrists from across the world

Author(s): Rosa Molina-Ruiz, Yukako Nakagami , Sabrina Mörkl , Martin Vargas , Mohammadreza Shalbafan , Jane Pei-Chen Chang | Published: 2023

Raphe Nuclei Echogenicity and Diameter of Third Ventricle in Schizophrenia Measured by Transcranial Sonography

Author(s): Mahnoush Mahdiar , Nahid Mohammadzade , Amirsina Homayooni , Fahimeh Haji Akhoundi , Fatemeh Kashaninasab, Babak Zamani , Seyed Vahid Shariat , Mohammadreza Shalbafan , Mohammad Rohani | Published: 2023

World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Early Career Psychiatrist Exchange Program in Iran: Faculty Perspectives

Author(s): Leila Kamalzadeh, Behnam Shariati, Amir-Abbas Keshavarz-Akhlaghi, Amir Hossein Jalali Nadoushan, Shabnam Asadi, Negar Seify-Moghadam, Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli, Fatemeh Kashaninasab, Mohammad Ghadirivasfi, Elham Shirazi, Amir Shabani, Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Homa Mohammadsadeghi, Ruohollah Seddigh, Hamidreza Ahmadkhaniha, Ahmad Hajebi, Seyed Kazem Malakouti & Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2023

Daily Oral Memantine Attenuated the Severity of Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial

Author(s): Homa Mohammadsadeghi, Maryam Soleimannejad,Samira Ramazi, Samira RamaziSamira Ramazi,Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2023

Virtual reality exposure and response prevention in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with contamination subtype in comparison with in vivo exposure therapy: a randomized clinical controlled trial

Author(s): Razieh Javaherirenani, Seyede Salehe Mortazavi, Mohammadreza Shalbafan, Ahmad Ashouri & Abbas Ramezani Farani | Published: 2023

Granisetron-mediated augmentation of sertraline therapeutic effect in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a double-blind placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial

Author(s): Ala Ghobadian, Saba Mokhtari, Behnam Shariati, Leila Kamalzadeh, Mohsen Shati, Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili, Masoomeh Yarahmadi & Mohammadreza Shalbafan| Published: 2022

Memantine augmentation of sertraline in the treatment of symptoms and executive function among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A double-blind placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial

Author(s): Sanaz Askari, Saba Mokhtari, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Behnam Shariati, Masoomeh Yarahmadi & Mohammadreza Shalbafan| Published: 2022

Glutamatergic medications as adjunctive therapy for moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author(s): Fatemeh Hadi, Shayan Kashefinejad, Leila Kamalzadeh, Saba Hoobehfekr & Mohammadreza Shalbafan| Published: 2021

Cognitive Rehabilitation for Adult Patients With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Author(s): Bakizadeh F, Mokhtari S, Saeed F, Mokhtari A, Akbari Koli P, Shalbafan M| Published: 2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being, work conditions, and education of early career psychiatrists in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: study protocol

Author(s): Seyedeh Reihaneh Hosseini,Ahmad Hajebi,Mohammadreza Shalbafan| Published: 2024

Agomelatine augmentation of sertraline in the treatment of moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial

Author(s): Marjan Shokrani, Sanaz Askari, Negin Eissazade, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Behnam Shariati, Masoomeh Yarahmadi & Mohammadreza Shalbafan| Published: 2023

A machine learning approach for differentiating bipolar disorder type II and borderline personality disorder using electroencephalography and cognitive abnormalities

Author(s): Mohammad-Javad Nazari , Mohammadreza Shalbafan , Negin Eissazade , Elham Khalilian, Zahra Vahabi Neda Masjedi , Saeed Shiry Ghidary , Mozafar Saadat , Seyed-Ali Sadegh-Zadeh | Published: 2024

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being, work conditions, and education of early career psychiatrists in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: study protocol

Author(s): Seyedeh Reihaneh Hosseini , Ahmad Hajebi , Mohammadreza Shalbafan , Farnaz Ghannadi , Amine Larnaout , Marwa Nofal , Tomasz M Gondek, Mariana Pinto da Costa | Published: 2024

Training in neuropsychiatry: views of early career psychiatrists from across the world

Author(s): Rosa Molina-Ruiz, Yukako Nakagami,Sabrina Mörkl,Martin Vargas ,Mohammadreza Shalbafan,Jane Pei-Chen Chang,Yugesh Rai | Published: 2023

The attitude of contemporary Iranian directors and screenwriters toward patients with mental disorders in comparison with general population

Author(s): Kiandokht Kamalinejad, Seved Vahid Shariat, Negin Eissazade & Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2024

Attitude toward patients with mental disorders: what is going on amongst Iranian pharmacies?

Author(s): Fatemeh Shirvaniyan, Negin Eissazade, Seved Vahid Shariat, Noushin Khademoreza, Masoomeh Daneshvar & Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2024

The safety and efficacy of N-acetylcysteine as an augmentation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Author(s): Shayan Eghdami, Negin Eissazade , Mohsen Heidari Mokarar , Mahsa Boroon , Laura Orsolini , Mohammadreza Shalbafan | Published: 2024

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About the Brain and Cognition Clinic

Brain & Cognition Clinic – Medical Team

Psychiatry & Counseling Department

Memory Department

Neurology Department

Child & Adolescent Department

Neuroscience & Cognitive Rehabilitation Department

Brain Signal Registration & Stimulation Department

Neuropsychological Assessment Department

Auditory Processing Department

Papers Published By Brain And Cognition Clinic

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