James T. McKenna, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Title
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Administrative and Hospital Titles
Research Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System
Address
Boston Va Med Ctr-W Roxbury
Bldg. 3, Rm. 2A-112
1400 VFW Pkwy
West Roxbury MA 02132
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Basal Forebrain Parvalbumin Neurons Mediate Arousals from Sleep Induced by Hypercarbia or Auditory Stimuli.
Authors: McKenna JT, Thankachan S, Uygun DS, Shukla C, McNally JM, Schiffino FL, Cordeira J, Katsuki F, Zant JC, Gamble MC, Deisseroth K, McCarley RW, Brown RE, Strecker RE, Basheer R.
Curr Biol
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Curr Biol
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The dual orexinergic receptor antagonist DORA-22 improves the sleep disruption and memory impairment produced by a rodent insomnia model.
Authors: Gamble MC, Katsuki F, McCoy JG, Strecker RE, McKenna JT.
Sleep
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Sleep
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Somatostatin+/nNOS+ neurons are involved in delta electroencephalogram activity and cortical-dependent recognition memory.
Authors: Zielinski MR, Atochin DN, McNally JM, McKenna JT, Huang PL, Strecker RE, Gerashchenko D.
Sleep
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Sleep
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Optogenetic stimulation of basal forebrain parvalbumin neurons modulates the cortical topography of auditory steady-state responses.
Authors: Hwang E, Brown RE, Kocsis B, Kim T, McKenna JT, McNally JM, Han HB, Choi JH.
Brain Struct Funct
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Brain Struct Funct
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A rodent cage change insomnia model disrupts memory consolidation.
Authors: McKenna JT, Gamble MC, Anderson-Chernishof MB, Shah SR, McCoy JG, Strecker RE.
J Sleep Res
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J Sleep Res
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Thalamic Reticular Nucleus Parvalbumin Neurons Regulate Sleep Spindles and Electrophysiological Aspects of Schizophrenia in Mice.
Authors: Thankachan S, Katsuki F, McKenna JT, Yang C, Shukla C, Deisseroth K, Uygun DS, Strecker RE, Brown RE, McNally JM, Basheer R.
Sci Rep
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Sci Rep
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Validation of an automated sleep spindle detection method for mouse electroencephalography.
Authors: Uygun DS, Katsuki F, Bolortuya Y, Aguilar DD, McKenna JT, Thankachan S, McCarley RW, Basheer R, Brown RE, Strecker RE, McNally JM.
Sleep
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Sleep
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Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice.
Authors: Yang C, Larin A, McKenna JT, Jacobson KA, Winston S, Strecker RE, Kalinchuk A, Basheer R, Brown RE.
Sci Rep
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Sci Rep
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Partnerships in Neuroscience Research Between Small Colleges and Large Institutions: A Case Study.
Authors: McCoy JG, Yu HJ, Niznikiewicz M, McKenna JT, Strecker RE.
J Undergrad Neurosci Educ
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J Undergrad Neurosci Educ
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Intrinsic membrane properties and cholinergic modulation of mouse basal forebrain glutamatergic neurons in vitro.