Dr. med. Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsCognitive, Systems and Behavioural Neurobiology,Experimental and Theoretical Network Neuroscience
KeywordsSleep-wake regulation, Mood regulation, Imaging techniques, Cognitive neuroscience, Cognitive performance

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityBoston
InstitutionHarvard Medical School
InstituteBrigham & Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. med. Alexander DrzezgaKlinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universität zu Köln, Köln
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2020

Program(s)

2019Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2020Chellappa, S. L. and Morris, C. J. and Scheer, F. A. J. L. {{C}ircadian misalignment increases mood vulnerability in simulated shift work}. In: Sci Rep, 10, 2020, 18614
2020Chellappa, S. L. {{C}ircadian misalignment: {A} biological basis for mood vulnerability in shift work}. In: Eur J Neurosci, 52, 2020, 3846--3850
2020Berthomier, C. and Muto, V. and Schmidt, C. and Vandewalle, G. and Jaspar, M. and Devillers, J. and Gaggioni, G. and Chellappa, S. L. and Meyer, C. and Phillips, C. and Salmon, E. and Berthomier, P. and Prado, J. and Benoit, O. and Bouet, R. and Brandewinder, M. and Mattout, J. and Maquet, P. {{E}xploring scoring methods for research studies: {A}ccuracy and variability of visual and automated sleep scoring}. In: J Sleep Res, 29, 2020, e12994
2020Chellappa, S. L. {{I}ndividual differences in light sensitivity affect sleep and circadian rhythms}. In: Sleep, 2020,
2020Chellappa, S. L. and Bromundt, V. and Frey, S. and Schlote, T. and Goldblum, D. and Cajochen, C. and Reichert, C. F. {{I}ntraocular cataract lens replacement and light exposure potentially impact procedural learning in older adults}. In: J Sleep Res, 2020, e13043
2019Gaggioni, G. and Ly, J. Q. M. and Muto, V. and Chellappa, S. L. and Jaspar, M. and Meyer, C. and Delfosse, T. and Vanvinckenroye, A. and Dumont, R. and Coppieters 't Wallant, D. and Berthomier, C. and Narbutas, J. and Van Egroo, M. and Luxen, A. and Salmon, E. and Collette, F. and Phillips, C. and Schmidt, C. and Vandewalle, G. {{A}ge-related decrease in cortical excitability circadian variations during sleep loss and its links with cognition}. In: Neurobiol Aging, 78, 2019, 52--63
2019Chellappa, S. L. and Bromundt, V. and Frey, S. and Steinemann, A. and Schmidt, C. and Schlote, T. and Goldblum, D. and Cajochen, C. {{A}ssociation of {I}ntraocular {C}ataract {L}ens {R}eplacement {W}ith {C}ircadian {R}hythms, {C}ognitive {F}unction, and {S}leep in {O}lder {A}dults}. In: JAMA Ophthalmol, 2019,
2019Chellappa, S. L. and Morris, C. J. and Scheer, F. A. J. L. {{E}ffects of circadian misalignment on cognition in chronic shift workers}. In: Sci Rep, 9, 2019, 699
2019Steinemann, A. and Bromundt, V. and Chellappa, S. L. and Frey, S. and Schmidt, C. and Schlote, T. and Goldblum, D. and Cajochen, C. {{E}valuation of {V}isual {C}omfort and {M}ental {E}ffort {U}nder {D}ifferent {L}ight {C}onditions for {U}ltraviolet-{A}bsorbing and {A}dditional {B}lue-{F}iltering {I}ntraocular {L}enses for {C}ataract {S}urgery}. In: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd, 236, 2019, 398--404
2019Scheer, F. A. J. L. and Chellappa, S. L. and Hu, K. and Shea, S. A. {{I}mpact of mental stress, the circadian system and their interaction on human cardiovascular function}. In: Psychoneuroendocrinology, 103, 2019, 125--129
2019Chellappa, S. L. and Vujovic, N. and Williams, J. S. and Scheer, F. A. J. L. {{I}mpact of {C}ircadian {D}isruption on {C}ardiovascular {F}unction and {D}isease}. In: Trends Endocrinol Metab, 30, 2019, 767--779
2019Prayag, A. S. and Münch, M. and Aeschbach, D. and Chellappa, S. L. and Gronfier, C. {{L}ight {M}odulation of {H}uman {C}locks, {W}ake, and {S}leep}. In: Clocks Sleep, 1, 2019, 193--208
2018Chellappa, S. L. and Morris, C. J. and Scheer, F. A. J. L. {{D}aily circadian misalignment impairs human cognitive performance task-dependently}. In: Sci Rep, 8, 2018, 3041
2018Gaggioni, G. and Ly, J. Q. M. and Chellappa, S. L. and Coppieters 't Wallant, D. and Rosanova, M. and Sarasso, S. and Luxen, A. and Salmon, E. and Middleton, B. and Massimini, M. and Schmidt, C. and Casali, A. and Phillips, C. and Vandewalle, G. {{H}uman fronto-parietal response scattering subserves vigilance at night}. In: Neuroimage, 175, 2018, 354--364
2017Chellappa, S. L. and Lasauskaite, R. and Cajochen, C. {{I}n a {H}eartbeat: {L}ight and {C}ardiovascular {P}hysiology}. In: Front Neurol, 8, 2017, 541
2017Chellappa, S. L. and Steiner, R. and Oelhafen, P. and Cajochen, C. {{S}ex differences in light sensitivity impact on brightness perception, vigilant attention and sleep in humans}. In: Sci Rep, 7, 2017, 14215
2016't Wallant, D. C. and Muto, V. and Gaggioni, G. and Jaspar, M. and Chellappa, S. L. and Meyer, C. and Vandewalle, G. and Maquet, P. and Phillips, C. {{A}utomatic artifacts and arousals detection in whole-night sleep {E}{E}{G} recordings}. In: J Neurosci Methods, 258, 2016, 124--133
2016Chellappa, S. L. and Gaggioni, G. and Ly, J. Q. and Papachilleos, S. and Borsu, C. and Brzozowski, A. and Rosanova, M. and Sarasso, S. and Luxen, A. and Middleton, B. and Archer, S. N. and Dijk, D. J. and Massimini, M. and Maquet, P. and Phillips, C. and Moran, R. J. and Vandewalle, G. {{C}ircadian dynamics in measures of cortical excitation and inhibition balance}. In: Sci Rep, 6, 2016, 33661
2016Ly, J. Q. M. and Gaggioni, G. and Chellappa, S. L. and Papachilleos, S. and Brzozowski, A. and Borsu, C. and Rosanova, M. and Sarasso, S. and Middleton, B. and Luxen, A. and Archer, S. N. and Phillips, C. and Dijk, D. J. and Maquet, P. and Massimini, M. and Vandewalle, G. {{C}ircadian regulation of human cortical excitability}. In: Nat Commun, 7, 2016, 11828
2016Cajochen, C. and Chellappa, S. L. {{C}ommentary: {M}elanopsin {R}egulates {B}oth {S}leep-{P}romoting and {A}rousal-{P}romoting {R}esponses to {L}ight}. In: Front Neural Circuits, 10, 2016, 94
2016Vanvinckenroye, A. and Vandewalle, G. and Phillips, C. and Chellappa, S. L. {{E}yes {O}pen on {S}leep and {W}ake: {I}n {V}ivo to {I}n {S}ilico {N}eural {N}etworks}. In: Neural Plast, 2016, 2016, 1478684
2016Muto, V. and Jaspar, M. and Meyer, C. and Kussé, C. and Chellappa, S. L. and Degueldre, C. and Balteau, E. and Shaffii-Le Bourdiec, A. and Luxen, A. and Middleton, B. and Archer, S. N. and Phillips, C. and Collette, F. and Vandewalle, G. and Dijk, D. J. and Maquet, P. {{L}ocal modulation of human brain responses by circadian rhythmicity and sleep debt}. In: Science, 353, 2016, 687--690
2016Meyer, C. and Muto, V. and Jaspar, M. and Kussé, C. and Lambot, E. and Chellappa, S. L. and Degueldre, C. and Balteau, E. and Luxen, A. and Middleton, B. and Archer, S. N. and Collette, F. and Dijk, D. J. and Phillips, C. and Maquet, P. and Vandewalle, G. {{S}easonality in human cognitive brain responses}. In: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 113, 2016, 3066--3071
2016Birchler-Pedross, A. and Frey, S. and Götz, T. and Brunner, P. and Knoblauch, V. and Wirz-Justice, A. and Chellappa, S. L. and Cajochen, C. {{S}ubjective {M}ood in {Y}oung {U}nmedicated {D}epressed {W}omen under {H}igh and {L}ow {S}leep {P}ressure {C}onditions}. In: Biology (Basel), 5, 2016,
2015Gabel, V. and Maire, M. and Reichert, C. F. and Chellappa, S. L. and Schmidt, C. and Hommes, V. and Cajochen, C. and Viola, A. U. {{D}awn simulation light impacts on different cognitive domains under sleep restriction}. In: Behav Brain Res, 281, 2015, 258--266
2015Viola, A. U. and Gabel, V. and Chellappa, S. L. and Schmidt, C. and Hommes, V. and Tobaldini, E. and Montano, N. and Cajochen, C. {{D}awn simulation light: a potential cardiac events protector}. In: Sleep Med, 16, 2015, 457--461
2014Ziegler, E. and Chellappa, S. L. and Gaggioni, G. and Ly, J. Q. M. and Vandewalle, G. and André, E. and Geuzaine, C. and Phillips, C. {{A} finite-element reciprocity solution for {E}{E}{G} forward modeling with realistic individual head models}. In: Neuroimage, 103, 2014, 542--551
2014Chellappa, S. L. and Viola, A. U. and Schmidt, C. and Bachmann, V. and Gabel, V. and Maire, M. and Reichert, C. F. and Valomon, A. and Landolt, H. P. and Cajochen, C. {{L}ight modulation of human sleep depends on a polymorphism in the clock gene {P}eriod3}. In: Behav Brain Res, 271, 2014, 23--29
2014Chellappa, S. L. and Ly, J. Q. and Meyer, C. and Balteau, E. and Degueldre, C. and Luxen, A. and Phillips, C. and Cooper, H. M. and Vandewalle, G. {{P}hotic memory for executive brain responses}. In: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 111, 2014, 6087--6091
2013Chellappa, S. L. and Steiner, R. and Oelhafen, P. and Lang, D. and Götz, T. and Krebs, J. and Cajochen, C. {{A}cute exposure to evening blue-enriched light impacts on human sleep}. In: J Sleep Res, 22, 2013, 573--580
2013Gabel, V. and Maire, M. and Reichert, C. F. and Chellappa, S. L. and Schmidt, C. and Hommes, V. and Viola, A. U. and Cajochen, C. {{E}ffects of artificial dawn and morning blue light on daytime cognitive performance, well-being, cortisol and melatonin levels}. In: Chronobiol Int, 30, 2013, 988--997
2013Chellappa, S. L. and Cajochen, C. {{U}ltradian and circadian modulation of dream recall: {E}{E}{G} correlates and age effects}. In: Int J Psychophysiol, 89, 2013, 165--170
2012Chellappa, S. L. and Münch, M. and Knoblauch, V. and Cajochen, C. {{A}ge effects on spectral electroencephalogram activity prior to dream recall}. In: J Sleep Res, 21, 2012, 247--256
2012Chellappa, S. L. and Viola, A. U. and Schmidt, C. and Bachmann, V. and Gabel, V. and Maire, M. and Reichert, C. F. and Valomon, A. and Götz, T. and Landolt, H. P. and Cajochen, C. {{H}uman melatonin and alerting response to blue-enriched light depend on a polymorphism in the clock gene {P}{E}{R}3}. In: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 97, 2012, E433--437
2012Viola, A. U. and Chellappa, S. L. and Archer, S. N. and Pugin, F. and Götz, T. and Dijk, D. J. and Cajochen, C. {{I}nterindividual differences in circadian rhythmicity and sleep homeostasis in older people: effect of a {P}{E}{R}3 polymorphism}. In: Neurobiol Aging, 33, 2012, 17--27
2011Chellappa, S. L. and Gordijn, M. C. and Cajochen, C. {{C}an light make us bright? {E}ffects of light on cognition and sleep}. In: Prog Brain Res, 190, 2011, 119--133
2011Chellappa, S. L. and Frey, S. and Knoblauch, V. and Cajochen, C. {{C}ortical activation patterns herald successful dream recall after {N}{R}{E}{M} and {R}{E}{M} sleep}. In: Biol Psychol, 87, 2011, 251--256
2011Birchler-Pedross, A. and Frey, S. and Chellappa, S. L. and Götz, T. and Brunner, P. and Knoblauch, V. and Wirz-Justice, A. and Cajochen, C. {{H}igher frontal {E}{E}{G} synchronization in young women with major depression: a marker for increased homeostatic sleep pressure?}. In: Sleep, 34, 2011, 1699--1706
2011Chellappa, S. L. and Steiner, R. and Blattner, P. and Oelhafen, P. and Götz, T. and Cajochen, C. {{N}on-visual effects of light on melatonin, alertness and cognitive performance: can blue-enriched light keep us alert?}. In: PLoS One, 6, 2011, e16429
2011Viola, A. U. and Tobaldini, E. and Chellappa, S. L. and Casali, K. R. and Porta, A. and Montano, N. {{S}hort-term complexity of cardiac autonomic control during sleep: {R}{E}{M} as a potential risk factor for cardiovascular system in aging}. In: PLoS One, 6, 2011, e19002
2010Cajochen, C. and Chellappa, S. and Schmidt, C. {{W}hat keeps us awake? {T}he role of clocks and hourglasses, light, and melatonin}. In: Int Rev Neurobiol, 93, 2010, 57--90
2009Chellappa, S. L. and Schröder, C. and Cajochen, C. {{C}hronobiology, excessive daytime sleepiness and depression: {I}s there a link?}. In: Sleep Med, 10, 2009, 505--514
2009Chellappa, S. L. and Münch, M. and Blatter, K. and Knoblauch, V. and Cajochen, C. {{D}oes the circadian modulation of dream recall modify with age?}. In: Sleep, 32, 2009, 1201--1209
2007Chellappa, S. L. and Araújo, J. F. {{S}leep disorders and suicidal ideation in patients with depressive disorder}. In: Psychiatry Res, 153, 2007, 131--136
2006Chellappa, S. L. and Araújo, J. F. {{E}xcessive daytime sleepiness in patients with depressive disorder}. In: Braz J Psychiatry, 28, 2006, 126--129