Dr. Christa Nehs

Christa Nehs, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia
Harvard Title

Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia

Other Affiliation

Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Address

Massachusetts General Hospital
Rm 4140
149 13th Street
Charlestown MA 02129

Publications View
The Role of Glutamatergic and Dopaminergic Neurons in the Periaqueductal Gray/Dorsal Raphe: Separating Analgesia and Anxiety.
Authors: Taylor NE, Pei J, Zhang J, Vlasov KY, Davis T, Taylor E, Weng FJ, Van Dort CJ, Solt K, Brown EN.
eNeuro
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Improvement in patient-reported sleep in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes participants receiving a continuous care intervention with nutritional ketosis.
Authors: Siegmann MJ, Athinarayanan SJ, Hallberg SJ, McKenzie AL, Bhanpuri NH, Campbell WW, McCarter JP, Phinney SD, Volek JS, Van Dort CJ.
Sleep Med
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Optogenetic activation of 5-HT neurons in the dorsal raphe suppresses seizure-induced respiratory arrest and produces anticonvulsant effect in the DBA/1 mouse SUDEP model.
Authors: Zhang H, Zhao H, Zeng C, Van Dort C, Faingold CL, Taylor NE, Solt K, Feng HJ.
Neurobiol Dis
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Optogenetics and Chemogenetics.
Authors: Vlasov K, Van Dort CJ, Solt K.
Methods Enzymol
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Optogenetic activation of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area induces reanimation from general anesthesia.
Authors: Taylor NE, Van Dort CJ, Kenny JD, Pei J, Guidera JA, Vlasov KY, Lee JT, Boyden ES, Brown EN, Solt K.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Physostigmine and Methylphenidate Induce Distinct Arousal States During Isoflurane General Anesthesia in Rats.
Authors: Kenny JD, Chemali JJ, Cotten JF, Van Dort CJ, Kim SE, Ba D, Taylor NE, Brown EN, Solt K.
Anesth Analg
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Electrical stimulation of the parabrachial nucleus induces reanimation from isoflurane general anesthesia.
Authors: Muindi F, Kenny JD, Taylor NE, Solt K, Wilson MA, Brown EN, Van Dort CJ.
Behav Brain Res
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Locus Coeruleus Neural Fatigue: A Potential Mechanism for Cognitive Impairment during Sleep Deprivation.
Authors: Van Dort CJ.
Sleep
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Reply to Grace: Role of cholinergic neurons in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep control.
Authors: Van Dort CJ, Brown EN.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Optogenetic activation of cholinergic neurons in the PPT or LDT induces REM sleep.
Authors: Van Dort CJ, Zachs DP, Kenny JD, Zheng S, Goldblum RR, Gelwan NA, Ramos DM, Nolan MA, Wang K, Weng FJ, Lin Y, Wilson MA, Brown EN.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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