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Karen E. Stevens is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with specific attention to subfields including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their scientific work covers main topics such as neurological disorders and treatments, neuroscience and neural engineering, and neural dynamics and brain function. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach toward understanding brain function and related clinical applications.

Stevens has contributed to peer-reviewed publications including the paper titled "Striatal and Thalamic Auditory Response During Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: Implications for Psychosis", published in 2020 in the venue Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. This publication has been cited in subsequent research, indicating engagement with ongoing scientific discussions in neuromodulation and neurological disorders.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Stevens include:

  • Judith Gault
  • John A. Thompson
  • Keeran Maharajh
  • Patrick Hosokawa
  • Ann Olincy

Stevens' preferred publication venue is Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface, reflecting a focus on neural modulation technologies in the context of brain disorders and treatments.

Best Publications

  • Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors

    Lawrence E. Adler;Ann Olincy;Merilyne Waldo;Josette G. Harris

  • Proof-of-concept trial of an alpha7 nicotinic agonist in schizophrenia.

    Ann Olincy;Josette G. Harris;Lynn L. Johnson;Vicki Pender

  • Social Interaction and Sensorimotor Gating Abnormalities in Mice Lacking Dvl1

    Nardos Lijam;Richard Paylor;Michael P. McDonald;Jacqueline N. Crawley

  • Initial phase 2 trial of a nicotinic agonist in schizophrenia.

    Robert Freedman;Ann Olincy;Robert W. Buchanan;Josette G. Harris

  • Smoking and mental illness.

    S. Leonard;L.E. Adler;L.E. Adler;K. Benhammou;R. Berger

  • Selective α7-nicotinic agonists normalize inhibition of auditory response in DBA mice

    Karen E. Stevens;William R. Kem;Vladimir M. Mahnir;Robert Freedman

  • Nicotinic Receptor Function in Schizophrenia

    Sherry Leonard;Catherine Adams;Charles R. Breese;Lawrence E. Adler

  • Smoking and schizophrenia : abnormal nicotinic receptor expression

    Sherry Leonard;Sherry Leonard;Charles Breese;Catherine Adams;Khalid Benhammou

  • Genetic correlation of inhibitory gating of hippocampal auditory evoked response and α-bungarotoxin-binding nicotinic cholinergic receptors in inbred mouse strains

    Karen E. Stevens;Karen E. Stevens;Robert Freedman;Robert Freedman;Allan C. Collins;Michael Hall

  • Nootropic alpha7 nicotinic receptor allosteric modulator derived from GABAA receptor modulators.

    Herman J. Ng;Edward R. Whittemore;Minhtam B. Tran;Derk J. Hogenkamp

  • The genetics of sensory gating deficits in schizophrenia.

    Robert Freedman;Ann Olincy;Randall G. Ross;Merilyne C. Waldo

  • Treating schizophrenia symptoms with an α7 nicotinic agonist, from mice to men

    Ann Olincy;Karen E. Stevens;Karen E. Stevens

  • Perinatal choline effects on neonatal pathophysiology related to later schizophrenia risk.

    Randal G. Ross;Sharon K. Hunter;Lizbeth McCarthy;Julie Beuler

  • Normalizing Effects of Nicotine and a Novel Nicotinic Agonist on Hippocampal Auditory Gating in Two Animal Models

    Karen E Stevens;Kelly D Wear

  • Clozapine improves deficient inhibitory auditory processing in DBA/2 mice, via a nicotinic cholinergic mechanism.

    Johanna K. Simosky;Karen E. Stevens;Lawrence E. Adler;Robert Freedman

  • Intragastric DMXB-A, an α7 nicotinic agonist, improves deficient sensory inhibition in DBA/2 mice

    Johanna K Simosky;Karen E Stevens;Karen E Stevens;William R Kem;Robert Freedman;Robert Freedman

  • Tropisetron improves deficits in auditory P50 suppression in schizophrenia

    Kaori Koike;Kenji Hashimoto;Nobuyuki Takai;Eiji Shimizu

  • Exposure to a novel environment interferes with the induction of hippocampal primed burst potentiation in the behaving rat

    David M. Diamond;David M. Diamond;M. Catherine Bennett;Karen E. Stevens;Rebecca L. Wilson

  • Dopaminergic and noradrenergic modulation of amphetamine-induced changes in auditory gating

    Karen E. Stevens;Laura L. Fuller;Greg M. Rose;Greg M. Rose

  • Maternal stress during pregnancy causes sex-specific alterations in offspring memory performance, social interactions, indices of anxiety, and body mass.

    Kalynn M. Schulz;Jennifer N. Pearson;Jennifer N. Pearson;Eric W. Neeley;Ralph Berger

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason R. Tregellas
Jason R. Tregellas University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Greg M. Rose
Greg M. Rose United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Allan C. Collins
Allan C. Collins University of Colorado Boulder
David M. Diamond
David M. Diamond University of South Florida
Paula C. Bickford
Paula C. Bickford University of South Florida
Gregory A. Light
Gregory A. Light University of California, San Diego
Donald C. Rojas
Donald C. Rojas Colorado State University
Mark A. Geyer
Mark A. Geyer University of California, San Diego
Neal R. Swerdlow
Neal R. Swerdlow University of California, San Diego
Hilary Coon
Hilary Coon University of Utah

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