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Nangia, V. [MHC '16], O’Connell, J. ['19], Chopra, K ['20], Qing, Y.['21], Reppert, C. ['18], Chai, C. ['14], Bhasiin, K. ['22], and Colodner, K.J. (2021) Genetic reduction of tyramine β hydroxylase suppresses Tau toxicity in a Drosophila model of tauopathy. Neuroscience Letters, Apr 25: 135937. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135937
Scarpelli EM, Trinh VY [MHC '18], Tashnim Z [MHC '19], Krans JL, Keller LC, Colodner KJ. (2019). Developmental expression of human tau in Drosophila melanogaster glial cells induces motor deficits and disrupts maintenance of PNS axonal integrity, without affecting synapse formation. PLoS One, 14(12):e0226380.
Shi Q.*, Colodner K.J.*, Matousek S.B., Merry K., Hong S., Kenison J.E., Frost J.L., Le K.K., Li S., Dodart, J.C., Caldarone B.J., Stevens B., Lemere C.A. (2015) Complement C3-deficient mice fail to display age-related hippocampal decline. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(38):13029-42.
* Co-first author.
Wang L, Colodner K.J., Feany M.B. (2011) Protein misfolding and oxidative stress promote glial-mediated neurodegeneration in an Alexander disease model. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(8): 2868 –2877. [Featured article]
Colodner K.J. and Feany M.B. (2010) Glial fibrillary tangles and JAK/STAT-mediated glial and neuronal cell death in a Drosophila model of glial tauopathy. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(48): 16102-13.
Denaro, C.M., Hartley, A.A., Couperus, J.W., Bukach, C.M. & Reed, C.L. (2025) Procrastination and anxiety aspects of self-control predict individual differences in the mismatch negativity (MMN). International Journal of Psychophysiology. 214, 113202. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.113202
Folivi, F., Denaro, C.M., Hartley, A.A., Bukach, C.M., Couperus, J.W. & Reed, C.L. (2025) The cognitive instability aspect of impulsivity predicts the ERN: An ERP Study. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 214, 113206. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.113206.
Reed, C.L., Siqi-Liu, A., Chitre, A., Denaro, C., Joshi, J., Petropolis, A., Lodge, M. Couperus, J.W., Bukach, C.M. (2022). Selective contributions of Executive Function Ability to the P3. International Journal of Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.03.004
Reed, C.L., Hagen, E., Bukach, C.M, Couperus, J.W. (2021). Effectiveness of Undergraduate-Generated Animations: Increasing Comprehension and Engagement for Neuroscience Majors and Non-Majors. Teaching of Psychology. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283211023061
Bukach, C.M., Bukach, N., Reed, C.L., & Couperus, J.W. (2021). Open Science as a Path to Education of New Psychophysiologists. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 76-83. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.04.001
