Catherine A. Christian

This study uses opto-miniRaf to show ERK signaling acutely modulates neuronal activity across multiple scales in cultured neurons and intact brains.

This study evaluates how activating Opto1AR in astrocytes affects hippocampal synaptic excitation and inhibition using optogenetic stimulation.

This study examines how sex and gonadectomy affect seizure susceptibility and mortality in mice using a repeated low-dose kainic acid injection model.

This study shows that partial genetic ablation of hilar SOM+ interneurons induces cognitive impairments similar to those seen in aging.

This study shows that in mice, female-specific left-right asymmetry in hippocampal function interacts with estrous cycle stage to influence chronic seizure patterns following kainic acid injection.

The paper examines changes in pituitary function in a mouse model of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy, finding increased GnRH sensitivity and gene expression in females but no significant changes in LH or FSH levels.

This study shows that injecting kainic acid into the left or right hippocampus of female mice leads to different reproductive endocrine and cellular outcomes, despite similar estrous cycle disruptions.

The paper investigates GABA transmission to GnRH neurons in an epilepsy mouse model, finding sex-specific changes linked to estrous cycle disruption.

The paper investigates whether GnRH neuron firing in female mice with epilepsy correlates with seizure severity and finds no such relationship.