James M. McNally

Harvard University — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(27), Sleep and Wakefulness Research(18), Neural dynamics and brain function(13), T-cell and B-cell Immunology(9), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research(9)

Publications65 total

0071 Determining the Importance of Gap Junction Protein connexin36 in Sleep-wakefulness and Task-evoked EEG Activity
SLEEP·2025Open Access
0136 Attention-relevant Alterations of Cortical and Subcortical Neural Oscillations in Rested and Sleep-deprived Mice
SLEEP·2025Open Access
Neuronal PAS domain 1 identifies a major subpopulation of wakefulness-promoting GABAergic neurons in the basal forebrain
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
0198 The Influence of Shank3 Mutations on Spindle Activity During Sleep in a Mouse Model
SLEEP·2024
Neuronal PAS domain 1 identifies a major subpopulation of wakefulness-promoting GABAergic neurons in basal forebrain
2023Open Access
d-serine availability modulates prefrontal cortex inhibitory interneuron development and circuit maturation
Scientific Reports·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Basal forebrain parvalbumin neurons modulate vigilant attention and rescue deficits produced by sleep deprivation
Journal of Sleep Research·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
0033 Dysregulated sleep and NREM sleep electroencephalogram delta power induced by intermittent hypoxia exposure are attenuated in NLRP3 knockout mice
SLEEP·2022Open Access
Subcortical control of the default mode network: Role of the basal forebrain and implications for neuropsychiatric disorders
Brain Research Bulletin·2022· 34 citedOpen Access
Knockdown of GABAA alpha3 subunits on thalamic reticular neurons enhances deep sleep in mice
Nature Communications·2022· 28 citedOpen Access
Characterization of basal forebrain glutamate neurons suggests a role in control of arousal and avoidance behavior
Brain Structure and Function·2021· 24 citedOpen Access
Altered neural oscillations and behavior in a genetic mouse model of NMDA receptor hypofunction
Scientific Reports·2021· 24 citedOpen Access
Basal forebrain parvalbumin neurons modulate vigilant attention
2021· 3 citedOpen Access
CRISPR knockdown of GABA <sub>A</sub> alpha3 subunits on thalamic reticular neurons enhances deep sleep
2020Open Access
Altered neural oscillations and behavior in a genetic mouse model of NMDA receptor hypofunction
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Optogenetic manipulation of an ascending arousal system tunes cortical broadband gamma power and reveals functional deficits relevant to schizophrenia
Molecular Psychiatry·2020· 42 citedOpen Access
Characterization of basal forebrain glutamate neurons suggests a role in control of arousal and avoidance behavior
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Basal Forebrain Parvalbumin Neurons Mediate Arousals from Sleep Induced by Hypercarbia or Auditory Stimuli
Current Biology·2020· 51 citedOpen Access
Optogenetic Manipulation of Basal Forebrain Parvalbumin Neurons Tune Cortical Broadband Gamma Power and Reveal Functional Deficits Relevant to Schizophrenia
Biological Psychiatry·2020· 1 cited
Effects of a patient-derived de novo coding alteration of CACNA1I in mice connect a schizophrenia risk gene with sleep spindle deficits
Translational Psychiatry·2020· 42 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Ritchie E. Brown(18), James T Mckenna(16), Robert E. Strecker(12), Radhika Basheer(11), Robert W. McCarley(9), Fumi Katsuki(8), Chun Yang(7), David S. Uygun(7), David D. Aguilar(7), José R. Lémos(7), Felipe L. Schiffino(6), Stephen Thankachan(5), Karl Deisseroth(5), Dixon J. Woodbury(5), Raymond M. Welsh(4), Charu Shukla(4), Mackenzie C. Gamble(4), Mark R. Zielinski(4), Stephen R. Jennings(4), Edward E. Custer(4)