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Stephen Thankachan

Harvard UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7499-9019Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Photosensitivity of an aging brain

Stephen Thankachan, Dmitriy N. Atochin, Ksenia V. Kastanenka, Dmitry Gerashchenko

This study shows that red light causes age-dependent brain damage and EEG changes in mice, with older mice being more vulnerable than younger ones.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Identifying the Brain Circuits that Regulate Pain-Induced Sleep Disturbances

Nicole A. Lynch, Roberto De Luca, Richard L. Spinieli, Enrico Rillosi, Renner C. Thomas, Samuel Sailesh, Nishta Gangeddula, Janayna D. Lima, Sathyajit Sai Bandaru, Elda Arrigoni, Rami Burstein, Stephen Thankachan, Satvinder Kaur

The paper identifies parabrachial CGRP neurons as regulators of awakenings to pain and shows their role in pain-induced sleep disturbances.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Basal forebrain parvalbumin neurons mediate arousals from sleep induced by hypercarbia or auditory stimuli

James Timothy McKenna, Stephen Thankachan, David S. Uygun, Charu Shukla, James M. McNally, Felipe L. Schiffino, Joshua Cordeira, Fumi Katsuki, Janneke C. Zant, Mackenzie C. Gamble, Karl A. Deisseroth, Robert W. McCarley, Ritchie Edward Brown, Robert E. Strecker, Radhika Basheer

This study identifies BF parvalbumin neurons as a key component of the brain circuitry mediating brief arousals from sleep in response to internal and external stimuli.

Current Biology · May 14, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience