Dr. Leonid Semion Krimer M.D.
Psychologist | Prescribing (Medical)
200 Jhf Dr Pittsburgh PA, 15217Rating
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Dr. Leonid Krimer is a psychologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Krimer specializes in the treatment of mental health problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Krimer evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Krimer because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
Education and Training
Ural State Medical Academy, Russian Federation MD
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Differential postnatal development of catecholamine and serotonin inputs to identified neurons in prefrontal cortex of rhesus monkey.
- Presynaptic regulation of recurrent excitation by D1 receptors in prefrontal circuits.
- Prefrontal microcircuits: membrane properties and excitatory input of local, medium, and wide arbor interneurons.
- A quantitative immunohistochemical study of astrocytes in the entorhinal cortex in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression: absence of significant astrocytosis.
- Dopamine modulation of neuronal function in the monkey prefrontal cortex.
- Synaptic efficacy during repetitive activation of excitatory inputs in primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
- Functional properties of fast spiking interneurons and their synaptic connections with pyramidal cells in primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
- Localization of calcium-binding proteins in physiologically and morphologically characterized interneurons of monkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
- Cluster analysis-based physiological classification and morphological properties of inhibitory neurons in layers 2-3 of monkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
- Properties of excitatory synaptic responses in fast-spiking interneurons and pyramidal cells from monkey and rat prefrontal cortex.
- Dopamine increases inhibition in the monkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortex through cell type-specific modulation of interneurons.
- Electrophysiological differences between neurogliaform cells from monkey and rat prefrontal cortex.
- P/Q-type, but not N-type, calcium channels mediate GABA release from fast-spiking interneurons to pyramidal cells in rat prefrontal cortex.
- Functional maturation of excitatory synapses in layer 3 pyramidal neurons during postnatal development of the primate prefrontal cortex.
- Parvalbumin-positive basket interneurons in monkey and rat prefrontal cortex.
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