Brianne A. Kent

This study shows that standard touchscreen testing in mice shifts circadian rhythms and proposes a modified protocol to reduce these effects without affecting cognitive performance.

This study models shiftwork and sleep fragmentation in mice using behavioral interventions and assesses their effects on hippocampal neurogenesis and corticosterone levels.

This study investigates the effects of repeated mild traumatic brain injury on sleep, epileptiform activity, and Alzheimer's disease pathology in a knock-in mouse model one month post-injury.

This study shows that acute sleep restriction affects functional connectivity networks differently in young and old adults, with older adults showing weakened connections and younger adults showing strengthened ones, supporting the compensation theory of aging.

This study examines how sleep and mental health independently affect cognitive performance in university students using cognitive tests and sleep monitoring.

This study shows that trazodone increases NREM sleep and delta power in mice, replicating its effects in humans, using a novel voluntary oral administration protocol.

This study investigates the effect of optogenetic activation of GABAergic TRN neurons on sleep architecture in mice, finding no significant changes in sleep state durations or delta wave power.

This study explores cognitive tests sensitive to sleep quantity and early dementia-related cognitive changes in middle-aged and older adults.