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Publications
Research papers:


  1. => Möglich, A, Kateriya, S and Jha SK. New Horizons in Cellular Optogenetics, Editorial, Front. Cell. Neurosci. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2022.875602, 2022.


  2. => Tripathi S, Jha SK. REM Sleep Deprivation Alters Learning-Induced Cell Proliferation and Generation of Newborn Young Neurons in the Dentate Gyrus of the Dorsal Hippocampus, ACS Chem. Neurosci., 13, 2, 194–206, 2022.


  3. => Mir FA, Jha SK. Proton Pump Inhibitor “Lansoprazole” Inhibits Locus Coeruleus’s Neuronal Activity and Increases Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, ACS Chem. Neurosci., 12, 22, 4265–4274, 2021


  4. => Mir FA, Jha SK. Locus Coeruleus Acid-Sensing Ion Channels Modulate Sleep–Wakefulness and State Transition from NREM to REM Sleep in the Rat. Neuroscience Bulletin 37 (5), 684-700, 2021.


  5. => Chauhan A, Midha S, Kumar R, Meena R, Singh P, Jha SK, Kuanr BK. Rapid tumor inhibition via magnetic hyperthermia regulated by caspase 3 with time-dependent clearance of iron oxide nanoparticles. Biomaterials science 9 (8), 2972-2990, 2021.


  6. => Tripathi S, Verma A, Jha SK. Training on an Appetitive Trace-Conditioning task increases Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and the expression of Arc, Erk and CREB proteins in the Dorsal Hippocampus. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 14, 89, 2, 2020.


  7. => Singh KV, Gautam R, Meena R, Nirala JP, Jha SK, Rajamani P. Effect of mobile phone radiation on oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and contextual fear memory in Wistar rat. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-12, 1, 2020.


  8. => Chauhan A, Kumar R, Singh P, Jha SK, Kuanr BK. RF hyperthermia by encapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles induces cancer cell death via time-dependent caspase-3 activation. Nanomedicine 15 (04), 355-379, 2020.


  9. => Jha VM, Jha SK. Sleep: Basic and Historical Aspects. Sleep: Evolution and Functions: Springer, Singapore; 1-15; 2020.


  10. => Jha VM, Jha SK. Sleep: Findings in Invertebrates and Lower Vertebrates. Sleep: Evolution and Functions: Springer, Singapore; 17-36; 2020.


  11. => Jha VM, Jha SK. Sleep: Evolutionary and Adaptive Changes in Birds and Mammals. Sleep: Evolution and Functions: Springer, Singapore; 37-59; 2020.


  12. => Jha VM, Jha SK. Sleep Loss: What Does It Do to Our Brain and Body? Sleep: Evolution and Functions: Springer, Singapore; 61-78; 2020.


  13. => Jha VM, Jha SK. Sleep: Disorders and Clinical Implications. Sleep: Evolution and Functions: Springer, Singapore; 101-118; 2020.


  14. => Kant D, and Jha, SK. The formation of compensatory contextual fear memory in the absence of dorsal hippocampus does not change sleep architecture. Behavioral Brain Research 370, 2019.111944. doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2019.111944.


  15. => Kant D, and Jha, SK. The dorsal hippocampus neuronal lesion does not affect theta activity in the cortical network. Sleep Vigilance. 2019. DOI 10.1007/s41782-019-00058-4.


  16. => Kumar R, Chauhan A, Jha SK and Kuanr BK. Encapsulated lanthanum strontium manganese oxide in mesoporous silica shell: Potential for cancer treatment by hyperthermia therapy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 790, 433-446. 2019


  17. => FA Mir, SK Jha, VM Jha The Role of Sleep in Homeostatic Regulation of Ionic Balances and Its Implication in Cognitive Functions. Sleep, Memory and Synaptic Plasticity, Jha, SK., Jha, VM. (Eds.), Springer Nature, Singapore, 77-106, 2019.


  18. => S Tripathi, S Tripathi, Anjali, SK Jha, Sleep and Appetitive Conditioned Memory. Sleep, Memory and Synaptic Plasticity, Jha, SK., Jha, VM. (Eds.), Springer Nature, Singapore, 227-254, 2019.


  19. => MF Qureshi, D Kant, SK Jha, The Distinctive Role of NREM and REM Sleep in the Consolidation of Fear Memory. Sleep, Memory and Synaptic Plasticity, Jha, SK., Jha, VM. (Eds.), Springer Nature, Singapore, 199-226, 2019.


  20. => Tripathi S, Taneja P. and Jha SK. Training on an Appetitive (Delay)-Conditioning Task Enhances Oscillatory Waves During Sleep in the Cortical and Amygdalar Network. Front. Behav. Neurosci., 12:260. 2018. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00260


  21. => Kumar R, Chauhan A, Jha SK, and Kuanr BK. Localized cancer treatment by radio-frequency hyperthermia using magnetic nanoparticles immobilized on graphene oxide: from novel synthesis to in vitro studies. Journal of Materials Chemistry B; 6; 5385-5399; 2018


  22. => Qurshi M and Jha SK. Short-term total sleep-deprivation impairs contextual fear memory, and contextual fear-conditioning reduces REM sleep in moderately anxious swiss mice. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 11:239, 2017. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00239.


  23. => Kumar T and Jha SK. Influence of cued-fear conditioning and its impairment on NREM sleep. Neurobiology of learning andmemory, 144, 155-165, 2017.


  24. => Tripathi S and Jha SK. Short-Term Total Sleep Deprivation Alters Delay-Conditioned Memory in the Rat. Neurosci. 130 (3), 325-35, 2016.


  25. => Gonfalone AA and Jha SK. The influence of gravity on REM sleep. Animal Physiol. 7, 65–72, 2015.


  26. => Qureshi MF and Jha SK. Proton pump inhibition increases Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep in the rat. Res. Intl.,1-8, 2014.


  27. => Kant D, Tripathi SI, Qureshi MF, Tripathi SII, Pandey S, Singh G, Kumar T, Mir FA, Jha SK. The effect of glial glutamine synthetase inhibition on recognition and temporal memories in the rat. Lett., 560: 98– 102, 2014.


  28. => Kumar T and Jha SK. Sleep deprivation impairs consolidation of cued fear memory in rats. PLoS one, 1371/journal.pone.0047042. 2012.


  29. => Madan V and Jha SK. A moderate increase of physiological CO2 in a critical range during stable NREM sleep episode: a potential gateway to REM sleep. Frontiers Neurology, 3(19): 1-6, 2012.


  30. => Madan V and Jha SK. Sleep alterations in mammals: Did aquatic conditions inhibit rapid eye movement sleep? Neurosci. Bull. Bull. 28(6): 746-758; 2012.


  31. => Chowdhury A, Chandra R and Jha SK. Total sleep deprivation impairs the encoding of trace-conditioned memory in the rat. Neurobiology of learning andmemory, 95(3): 355-369, 2011.


  32. => Aton SJ, Seibt J, Dumoulin M, Jha SK, Steinmetz N, Coleman T, Naidoo N and Frank MG. Mechanisms of Sleep-Dependent Consolidation of Cortical Plasticity. Neuron, 61(3): 454-66, 2009.


  33. => Jha SK and Mallick BN. Presence of a-1 NE-ergic and GABA-A receptors on mPOAH thermosensitive neurons and their role in integrating brainstem ARAS inputs in thermoregulation in rats. Neuroscience, 158(2): 833-44, 2009.


  34. => Hsu N, Jha SK, Coleman T and Frank MG. Paradoxical effects of the hypnotic Zolpidem in the neonatal ferret. Behav Brain Res, 201(1): 233-236, 2009.


  35. => Uebele VE, Nuss CE, Santarelli VP, Garson SL, James C Barrow JC, Stauffer SR, Selnick HG, Koblan KS, Renger JJ, Aton S, Seibt J, Dumoulin M, Jha SK, Coleman T and Frank MG. T-type calcium channels regulate cortical plasticity in vivo. NeuroReport, 20(3): 257-62, 2009.


  36. => Madan V and Jha SK. What is sleep and why is it needed? Int J Life Sci & Tech, 1(1): 9-23, 2008.


  37. => Seibt J, Aton SJ, Jha SK, Coleman T, Dumoulin MC and Frank MG. The non-benzodiazepine hypnotic zolpidem impairs sleep-dependent cortical plasticity. Sleep, 31: 1381-91, 2008.


  38. => Thurber A, Jha SK, Coleman T and Frank MG. A preliminary study of sleep ontogenesis in the ferret (Mustela putorius furo). Behav Brain Res, 189: 41-51, 2008.


  39. => Frank MG, Jha SK and Coleman T. Blockade of postsynaptic activity in sleep inhibits developmental plasticity in visual cortex. NeuroReport, 17: 1459-63, 2006.


  40. => Jha SK, Coleman T and Frank MG. Sleep and sleep regulation in the ferret (Mustela Putorius Furo). Behav Brain Res, 172: 106-113, 2006.


  41. => Jha SK, Jones BE, Coleman T, Steinmetz N, Law CT, Griffin G, Hawk J, Dabbish N, Kalatsky VA and Frank MG. Sleep-dependent plasticity requires cortical activity. J Neurosci, 25(40): 9266-74, 2005.


  42. => Jha SK, Ross RJ and Morrison AR. Sleep-related neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala of rats and their modulation by the dorsal raphe nucleus. Physiol Behav, 86(4): 415-26, 2005.


  43. => Pawlyk AC, Jha SK, Brennan FX, Morrison AR and Ross RJ. A rodent model of sleep disturbances in posttraumatic stress disorder: the role of context following fear conditioning. Biol Psychiatry, 57(3): 268–277, 2005.


  44. => Jha SK, Brennan FX, Pawlyk AC, Ross RJ and Morrison AR. REM Sleep: A sensitive index of fear conditioning in rats. Eur J Neuroscience, 21 (4): 1077–80, 2005.


  45. => Mallick BN, Jha SK and Islam F. Wakefulness-inducing area in the brainstem excites warm-sensitive and inhibits cold-sensitive neurons in the medial preoptic area in anesthetized rats. Synapse, 51(1): 59-70, 2004.


  46. => Mallick BN, Jha SK and Islam F. Presence of a-1 adrenoreceptors on thermosensitive neurons in the medial preoptico-anterior hypothalamic area in rats. Neuropharmacology, 42: 697-705, 2002.


  47. => Jha SK, Islam F and Mallick BN. GABA exerts opposite influence on warm and cold sensitive neurons in the medial preoptic area in rats. J Neurobiology, 48: 291-300, 2001.


  48. => Jha SK, Yadav V and Mallick BN. GABA-A receptors in the mPOAH simultaneously regulates sleep and body temperature in freely moving rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 70: 115-121, 2001.


  49. => Ali M, Jha SK, Kaur S and Mallick BN. Role of GABA-A receptor in the preoptic area in the regulation of sleep-wakefulness and rapid eye movement sleep. Neuroscience Res, 33: 245-250, 1999.
Book chapters:


  1. => Madan V and Jha SK. Sleep benefits in health and cognition. In Recent Trends in Life Sciences, eds Fulekar MH and Kale RK, I.K International Publishing House. New Delhi, pg 412, 2014 (ISBN: 978-938-233-2251).


  2. => Jha SK and Mallick BN. Modulation of REM seep by non-REM sleep and waking areas in the brain. In Rapid Eye Movement Sleep: Regulation and Function, eds Mallick BN, Pandi-Perumal SR, McCarley RW, and Morrison, AR, Cambridge University Press, New York,173-182, 2011.


  3. => Mallick BN, Madan V and Jha SK. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Regulation by modulation of Noradrenergic System. In Neurochemistry of Sleep and Wakefulness, eds Monti JM, Pandi-Perumal SR and Sinton CM eds, Cambridge University Press, New York, 59-84, 2008.


  4. => Mallick BN, Jha SK and Madan V. Role of norepinephrine in thermoregulation during Rapid Eye Movement Sleep and its deprivation. In Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, eds Thakur MK and Prasad S eds. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 39-54, 2005.


  5. => Mallick BN, Thankachan S, Kaur S and Jha SK. Application of biophysical correlates to study neural regulation of some physiological phenomena. In Biophysical processes in living organisms, eds Pardha Saradhi P, Oxford and IBH publishing Company Pvt Ltd, India, 327-341, 2001.


  6. => Mallick BN, Kaur S, Jha SK and Siegel JM. Possible role of GABA in the regulation of REM sleep with special reference to REM-OFF neurons. In Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, eds Mallick BN and Inoue S, Marcel Dekker, New York, 153-166, 1999.
 Invited Talks (last five years):


  • => The Central Chemosensory Machinery: A Novel Target for Sleep Regulation, Indian Academy of Neuroscience, NBRC, Manesar, Gurgoan, 2016.


  • => The role of sleep in the consolidation conditioned memory. Prof. Baldev Signg Oration Lecture, Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, Jodhpur, 2015


  • => New protein synthesis and glutamate-dependent processes in the lateral amygdala require facilitated NREM sleep for the consolidation of cued fear-conditioned memory in rodents. National Symposium on Neuroscience, Cuttak, 2015.


  • => Neurophysiology of Memory Consolidation and Plasticity during Sleep. Asian Sleep Research Society, Kovalam, Kerala. September 24th, 2014.


  • => Sleep: What does it do for memory consolidation? International Conference on Neurosciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, November 09th, 2013.


  • => Does sleeping brain help consolidate associative conditioned memory in the rat? Pharma-2012, OMICS Group Conference, Hyderabad. November 23rd - 24th, 2012.


  • => Electrophysiological Tools and Recent Trends in Neuroscience Research. Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, October 12th, 2012.


  • => Sleep: A Bridge between Learning and Memory Consolidation. “The Zoological Society of Kirori Mal College”, Delhi University, New Delhi, September 25th, 2012.


  • => Memory consolidation: Influence of sleep and circadian machinery. “SERB School in Chronobiology”, Department of Zoology, North- Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, June 20th – July 3rd, 2012.
Member of the Editorial Board of Scientific Journals:


  • => Review Editor, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.


  • => Review Editor, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience


  • => Member Editorial Board, Biomed. Research International.