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Christa Nehs
Also known as: Christa Van Dort
Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Michigan, Hope College
Research areas: Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Anesthesia and Sedative Agents · Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
0000-0002-6708-1656
Employment
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Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Professor2017 - Present
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Massachusetts General Hospital Instructor2012 - 2017
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Massachusetts General Hospital Postdoctoral Research Fellow2008 - 2012
Education
- 2003 - 2008
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Hope College BS, BA1998 - 2002
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (25)
- Ketones and Sleep: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms, Preclinical Models, and Human Evidence Save
- Ketones and Sleep: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms, Preclinical Models, and Human Evidence Save
- Genetic confounding in the association between obesity-related phenotypes and neuropsychiatric disorders. Save
- Ketogenic interventions enhance REM sleep in females and support memory in aged rats. Save
- Long-Term Trends in Counseling for Stress and Depression Among Adults, 2009-2024, Considering the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Representative Study in South Korea. Save
- Wearable-derived REM sleep as a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease: A multimodal prediction model in the All of Us Research Program. Save
- Improvement in patient-reported sleep in type 2 diabetes and prediabetes participants receiving a continuous care intervention with nutritional ketosis. Save
- The Role of Glutamatergic and Dopaminergic Neurons in the Periaqueductal Gray/Dorsal Raphe: Separating Analgesia and Anxiety. Save
- Optogenetics and Chemogenetics. Save
- 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. Save
- Physostigmine and Methylphenidate Induce Distinct Arousal States During Isoflurane General Anesthesia in Rats. Save
- Optogenetic activation of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area induces reanimation from general anesthesia. Save
- Electrical stimulation of the parabrachial nucleus induces reanimation from isoflurane general anesthesia. Save
- Locus Coeruleus Neural Fatigue: A Potential Mechanism for Cognitive Impairment during Sleep Deprivation. Save
- Reply to Grace: Role of cholinergic neurons in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep control. Save
- Optogenetic activation of cholinergic neurons in the PPT or LDT induces REM sleep. Save
- Electrical stimulation of the ventral tegmental area induces reanimation from general anesthesia. Save
- Active emergence from propofol general anesthesia is induced by methylphenidate. Save
- General anesthesia and altered states of arousal: a systems neuroscience analysis. Save
- Adenosine A(1) and A(2A) receptors in mouse prefrontal cortex modulate acetylcholine release and behavioral arousal. Save