Publications

 Shift work schedules alter immune cell regulation and accelerate cognitive impairment during aging.

de Souza KA, Jackson M, Chen J, Reyes J, Muayad J, Tran E, Jackson W, Newell-Rogers MK, Earnest DJ. J Neuroinflammation. (2025). 22(1):4.

 

Depression-like behavior is associated with deficits in cognition and hippocampal neurogenesis in a subset of spinally contused male, but not female, rats.

Stefanov A, Brakel K, Rau J, Joseph RM, Guice C, Araguz K, Hemphill A, Madry J, Irion A, Dash S, Souza KA, Hook MA. Brain Behav Immun. (2025). 123:270-287

 

Traumatic brain injury alters the effects of class II invariant peptide (CLIP) antagonism on chronic meningeal CLIP + B cells, neuropathology, and neurobehavioral impairment in 5xFAD mice. 

Iannucci J, Dominy R, Bandopadhyay S, Arthur EM, Noarbe B, Jullienne A, Krkasharyan M, Tobin RP, Pereverzev A, Beevers S, Venkatasamy L, Souza KA, Jupiter DC, Dabney A, Obenaus A, Newell-Rogers MK, Shapiro LA. J Neuroinflammation. (2024). 21(1):165.

 

Assessing Depression and Cognitive Impairment Following Stroke and Neurotrauma: Behavioral Methods for Quantifying Impairment and Functional Recovery.

de Souza KA, Hook M, Sohrabji F. Methods Mol Biol. (2024) . 2616:263-277

 

Maintenance of optogenetic channel rhodopsin (ChR2) function in aging mice: Implications for pharmacological studies of inhibitory synaptic transmission, quantal content, and calcium homeostasis.

DuBois, D. W., Murchison, D. A., Mahnke, A. H., Bang, E., Winzer-Serhan, U., Griffith, W. H., & Souza, K. A. Neuropharmacology. (2023).238, 109651-109651​​​

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A sex-specific role for the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in proactive defensive behavior.

Guerra, D. P., Wang, W., Souza, K. A., & Moscarello, J. M. (2023). 48(8), 1234-1244.​​​

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Cognitive changes and circadian timekeeping disturbances in aging.

Souza, K. A., Powell, A. S., Reyes, J. S., Jackson, W. C., & Earnest, D. J. (2022).18(S5),

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Development of an age-dependent cognitive index: relationship between impaired learning and disturbances in circadian timekeeping.

Souza, K. A., Powell, A., Allen, G. C., & Earnest, D. J. (2022).Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14, 991833.

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Amitriptyline Decreases GABAergic Transmission in Basal Forebrain Neurons Using an Optogenetic Model of Aging.

Bang, E., Tobery, A., Montgomery, K. S., Fincher, A. S., Earnest, D. J., Murchison, D. A., & Griffith, W. H. (2021). Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13, 673155

 

Mir363-3p Treatment Attenuates Long-Term Cognitive Deficits Precipitated by an Ischemic Stroke in Middle-Aged Female Rats.​

Panta, A., Montgomery, K., Nicolas, M., Mani, K. K., Sampath, D., & Sohrabji, F. (2020). Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 12, 586362.

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Effects of ethanol and varenicline on female Sprague-Dawley rats in a third trimester model of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Montgomery, K. S., Bancroft, E. A., Fincher, A. S., Migut, E. A., Provasek, V., Murchison, D., & DuBois, D. W. (2018). ALCOHOL. 71, 75-87.

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P3169: OPTOGENETIC QUANTAL ANALYSIS OF BASAL FOREBRAIN SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION WITH PHARMACOLOGICAL TESTING OF SYNAPTIC ACTIVITY WITH GLUTAMATE AND CALCIUM MODULATORS.

Montgomery, K. S., Murchison, D., & Griffith, W. H. (2018). Alzheimer's and Dementia. 14(7S_Part_21), p1132-p1133.

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[P1127]: TARGETING PREDEMENTIA SYNAPTIC MECHANISMS DURING AGING AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT.

Montgomery, K. S., DuBois, D. W., Bancroft, E., Provasek, V., & Griffith, W. H. (2017). Alzheimer's and Dementia. 13(7S_Part_5), p290-p290.

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Prefrontal cortical-striatal dopamine receptor mRNA expression predicts distinct forms of impulsivity.

Simon, N. W., Beas, B. S., Montgomery, K. S., Haberman, R. P., Bizon, J. L., & Setlow, B. (2013). European Journal of Neuroscience. 37(11), 1779-1788.

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Altered spatial learning and delay discounting in a rat model of human third trimester binge ethanol exposure.

Bauelos, C., Gilbert, R. J., Montgomery, K. S., Fincher, A. S., Wang, H., Frye, G. D., Setlow, B., & Bizon, J. L. (2012). BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY. 23(1), 54-65.

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​Brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes adaptive plasticity within the spinal cord and mediates the beneficial effects of controllable stimulation.

Huie, J. R., Garraway, S. M., Baumbauer, K. M., Hoy, K. C., Beas, B. S., Montgomery, K. S., Bizon, J. L., & Grau, J. W. (2012). Neuroscience. 200, 74-90.

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Dopaminergic modulation of risky decision-making.

Simon, N. W., Montgomery, K. S., Beas, B. S., Mitchell, M. R., LaSarge, C. L., Mendez, I. A., ... Setlow, B. (2011). Journal of Neuroscience. 31(48), 17460-17470.

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Novel age-dependent learning deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease: implications for translational research.

Montgomery, K. S., Simmons, R. K., Edwards, G., Nicolle, M. M., Gluck, M. A., Myers, C. E., & Bizon, J. L. (2011). Neurobiology of Aging. 32(7), 1273-1285.

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P3032: Novel, highly translational learning assessment in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. 

Montgomery, K., Edwards, G., Setlow, B., & Bizon, J. (2011). Alzheimer's and Dementia. 7(4S_Part_15), s525-s525.

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Good things come to those who wait: attenuated discounting of delayed rewards in aged Fischer 344 rats.

Simon, N. W., LaSarge, C. L., Montgomery, K. S., Williams, M. T., Mendez, I. A., Setlow, B., & Bizon, J. L. (2010). Neurobiology of Aging. 31(5), 853-862.

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P4037: Novel agedependent learning deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease: Implications for translational research.

Montgomery, K. S., Simmons, R. K., Edwards, G. A., Nicolle, M. M., Gluck, M. A., Myers, C. E., & Bizon, J. L. (2009). Alzheimer's and Dementia. 5(4S_Part_14), p442-p442.

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​Spatial reference and working memory across the lifespan of male Fischer 344 rats.

Bizon, J. L., LaSarge, C. L., Montgomery, K. S., McDermott, A. N., Setlow, B., & Griffith, W. H. (2009). Neurobiology of Aging. 30(4), 646-655.

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Chronic, low-dose prenatal exposure to methylmercury impairs motor and mnemonic function in adult C57/B6 mice.

Montgomery, K. S., Mackey, J., Thuett, K., Ginestra, S., Bizon, J. L., & Abbott, L. C. (2008). Behavioural Brain Research. 191(1), 55-61.

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Long-term effects of prior cocaine exposure on Morris water maze performance.

Mendez, I. A., Montgomery, K. S., LaSarge, C. L., Simon, N. W., Bizon, J. L., & Setlow, B. (2008). Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 89(2), 185-191.

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Deficits across multiple cognitive domains in a subset of aged Fischer 344 rats.

LaSarge, C. L., Montgomery, K. S., Tucker, C., Slaton, G. S., Griffith, W. H., Setlow, B., & Bizon, J. L. (2007). Neurobiology of Aging. 28(6), 928-936.