Nesha S. Burghardt

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Nesha S. Burghardt is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Nesha S. Burghardt has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 7 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Nesha S. Burghardt's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (15 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (7 papers). Nesha S. Burghardt is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (15 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (7 papers). Nesha S. Burghardt collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Nesha S. Burghardt's co-authors include René Hen, André A. Fenton, Mazen A. Kheirbek, Alex Dranovsky, C. O’Carroll, Alexis S. Hill, Kimberly N. Scobie, Amar Sahay, Joseph E. LeDoux and Bruce S. McEwen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Nesha S. Burghardt

25 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Increasing adult hippocampal neurogenesis is sufficient to improve pattern separation

2011 1.2k citations Mazen A. Kheirbek, Nesha S. Burghardt et al. profile →
Differential Control of Learning and Anxiety along the Dorsoventral Axis of the Dentate Gyrus

2013 529 citations Mazen A. Kheirbek, Liam Drew et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nesha S. Burghardt United States	18	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	572	548	26	3.2k
Cátia M. Teixeira United States	25	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	369 0.6×	590 1.1×	38	3.1k
Jason S. Snyder Canada	21	1.9k 1.2×	2.9k 2.1×	1.2k 1.0×	694 1.2×	640 1.2×	38	4.4k
Stephen B. McHugh United Kingdom	20	1.7k 1.1×	594 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	785 1.4×	482 0.9×	30	3.3k
Christine A. Denny United States	30	1.7k 1.1×	775 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	597 1.0×	841 1.5×	71	3.7k
Chitra D. Mandyam United States	31	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	592 0.5×	437 0.8×	992 1.8×	79	3.4k
Michael R. Drew United States	30	2.2k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	1.0k 1.8×	778 1.4×	54	4.8k
Alex Dranovsky United States	21	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	713 0.6×	633 1.1×	1.3k 2.3×	34	3.9k
Carola Romberg United Kingdom	14	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	267 0.5×	545 1.0×	17	2.7k
Michèle Schwald Switzerland	11	1.8k 1.1×	967 0.7×	780 0.6×	657 1.1×	476 0.9×	13	3.2k
Charlotte A. Oomen Netherlands	20	806 0.5×	916 0.6×	776 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	422 0.8×	38	3.0k

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Ravenelle, Rebecca, et al.. (2025). Serotonergic modulation of the BNST–CeA pathway reveals sex differences in fear learning. Nature Neuroscience. 28(9). 1897–1909. 2 indexed citations

Aubry, Antonio, et al.. (2024). Chronic social defeat stress gives rise to social avoidance through fear learning. Behavioural Brain Research. 476. 115245–115245. 2 indexed citations

Ravenelle, Rebecca, et al.. (2024). Serotonergic Modulation of the BNST-CeA Circuit Promotes Sex Differences in Fear Learning. Biological Psychiatry. 95(10). S13–S14.

Beeler, Jeff A. & Nesha S. Burghardt. (2022). The Rise and Fall of Dopamine: A Two-Stage Model of the Development and Entrenchment of Anorexia Nervosa. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 799548–799548. 10 indexed citations

Biundo, Fabrizio, Violeta Chiţu, Nesha S. Burghardt, et al.. (2022). Elevated granulocyte colony stimulating factor (CSF) causes cerebellar deficits and anxiety in a model of CSF‐1 receptor related leukodystrophy. Glia. 71(3). 775–794. 4 indexed citations

Tsokas, Panayiotis, Edith Lesburguères, K. L. Khanna, et al.. (2021). Persistent increases of PKMζ in memory‐activated neurons trace LTP maintenance during spatial long‐term memory storage. European Journal of Neuroscience. 54(8). 6795–6814. 16 indexed citations

Beeler, Jeff A. & Nesha S. Burghardt. (2021). Activity-based Anorexia for Modeling Vulnerability and Resilience in Mice. BIO-PROTOCOL. 11(9). e4009–e4009. 9 indexed citations

Beeler, Jeff A., Abigail Kalmbach, Benjamin Klein, et al.. (2020). Vulnerable and Resilient Phenotypes in a Mouse Model of Anorexia Nervosa. Biological Psychiatry. 90(12). 829–842. 37 indexed citations

Luna, Victor M., Christoph Anacker, Nesha S. Burghardt, et al.. (2019). Adult-born hippocampal neurons bidirectionally modulate entorhinal inputs into the dentate gyrus. Science. 364(6440). 578–583. 131 indexed citations

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Dietz, Karen, Antonio Aubry, Jeffrey L. Dupree, et al.. (2019). Region-specific myelin differences define behavioral consequences of chronic social defeat stress in mice. eLife. 8. 79 indexed citations

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Park, Eunhye, Nesha S. Burghardt, Dino Dvořák, René Hen, & André A. Fenton. (2015). Experience-Dependent Regulation of Dentate Gyrus Excitability by Adult-Born Granule Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(33). 11656–11666. 56 indexed citations

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Iyengar, Sloka, John J. LaFrancois, Daniel Friedman, et al.. (2014). Suppression of Adult Neurogenesis Increases the Acute Effects of Kainic Acid. Experimental Neurology. 264. 135–149. 66 indexed citations

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Kheirbek, Mazen A., Liam Drew, Nesha S. Burghardt, et al.. (2013). Differential Control of Learning and Anxiety along the Dorsoventral Axis of the Dentate Gyrus. Neuron. 77(5). 955–968. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burghardt, Nesha S., et al.. (2013). A role for the extended amygdala in the fear-enhancing effects of acute selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment. Translational Psychiatry. 3(1). e209–e209. 44 indexed citations

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Burghardt, Nesha S. & Elizabeth P. Bauer. (2013). Acute and chronic effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment on fear conditioning: Implications for underlying fear circuits. Neuroscience. 247. 253–272. 82 indexed citations

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Burghardt, Nesha S., Eunhye Park, René Hen, & André A. Fenton. (2012). Adult‐born hippocampal neurons promote cognitive flexibility in mice. Hippocampus. 22(9). 1795–1808. 230 indexed citations

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Burghardt, Nesha S., Torfi Sigurdsson, Jack M. Gorman, Bruce S. McEwen, & Joseph E. LeDoux. (2012). Chronic Antidepressant Treatment Impairs the Acquisition of Fear Extinction. Biological Psychiatry. 73(11). 1078–1086. 74 indexed citations

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Moreno, Herman, et al.. (2011). The absence of the calcium‐buffering protein calbindin is associated with faster age‐related decline in hippocampal metabolism. Hippocampus. 22(5). 1107–1120. 35 indexed citations

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Denny, Christine A., et al.. (2011). 4‐ to 6‐week‐old adult‐born hippocampal neurons influence novelty‐evoked exploration and contextual fear conditioning. Hippocampus. 22(5). 1188–1201. 153 indexed citations

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Burghardt, Nesha S., David E. Bush, Bruce S. McEwen, & Joseph E. LeDoux. (2007). Acute Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Increase Conditioned Fear Expression: Blockade With a 5-HT2C Receptor Antagonist. Biological Psychiatry. 62(10). 1111–1118. 145 indexed citations

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