McKenna

James T. McKenna, Ph.D.

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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Neuronal PAS domain 1 identifies a major subpopulation of wakefulness-promoting GABAergic neurons in the basal forebrain.
Authors: Troppoli TA, Yang C, Katsuki F, Uygun DS, Lin I, Aguilar DD, Spratt T, Basheer R, McNally JM, Savio Chan C, McKenna JT, Brown RE.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Basal forebrain parvalbumin neurons modulate vigilant attention and rescue deficits produced by sleep deprivation.
Authors: Schiffino FL, McNally JM, Maness EB, McKenna JT, Brown RE, Strecker RE.
J Sleep Res
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SleepInvestigatoR: A flexible R function for analyzing scored sleep in rodents.
Authors: Gamble MC, Williams BR, McKenna JT, Logan RW.
bioRxiv
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Neuronal PAS domain 1 identifies a major subpopulation of wakefulness-promoting GABAergic neurons in basal forebrain.
Authors: Troppoli TA, Yang C, Katsuki F, Uygun DS, Lin I, Aguilar D, Spratt T, Basheer R, McNally JM, Chan CS, McKenna JT, Brown RE.
bioRxiv
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Role of the locus coeruleus and basal forebrain in arousal and attention.
Authors: Maness EB, Burk JA, McKenna JT, Schiffino FL, Strecker RE, McCoy JG.
Brain Res Bull
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Knockdown of GABAA alpha3 subunits on thalamic reticular neurons enhances deep sleep in mice.
Authors: Uygun DS, Yang C, Tilli ER, Katsuki F, Hodges EL, McKenna JT, McNally JM, Brown RE, Basheer R.
Nat Commun
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Characterization of basal forebrain glutamate neurons suggests a role in control of arousal and avoidance behavior.
Authors: McKenna JT, Yang C, Bellio T, Anderson-Chernishof MB, Gamble MC, Hulverson A, McCoy JG, Winston S, Hodges E, Katsuki F, McNally JM, Basheer R, Brown RE.
Brain Struct Funct
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Optogenetic manipulation of an ascending arousal system tunes cortical broadband gamma power and reveals functional deficits relevant to schizophrenia.
Authors: McNally JM, Aguilar DD, Katsuki F, Radzik LK, Schiffino FL, Uygun DS, McKenna JT, Strecker RE, Deisseroth K, Spencer KM, Brown RE.
Mol Psychiatry
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The Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist DORA-22 Improves Mild Stress-induced Sleep Disruption During the Natural Sleep Phase of Nocturnal Rats.
Authors: Gamble MC, Katsuki F, McCoy JG, Strecker RE, McKenna JT.
Neuroscience
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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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