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EMAIL sk829@cam.ac.uk
Department
  • Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
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    Research Theme Beyond the Neuron Neurons, Circuits and Networks
    Research Focus

    Keywords

  • Sleep
  • Reproduction
  • Hypocretin/Orexin
  • Animal Models
  • Biomarkers
  • Adolescence
  • Behavioural Neuroscience
  • Brain Networks
  • Brainstem
  • Circadian Rhythms

    • Clinical Conditions

  • Stress
  • Sleep disorders
  • Hormonal disorders
  • Huntington's disease
  • Depressive disorders

    • Equipment & Techniques

  • Electroencephalography (EEG)
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Signal processing
  • Calcium imaging
  • Behavioural analysis

    • Science Culture

  • Open-Source Science
  • Teaching
  • Public Engagement
  • Open Access

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    Dr Szilvia Vas

    University Position
    Research Associate

    Interests

    I am an in vivo neuroscientist interested in neurobiology of sleep and fertility with a special focus on the hypothalamus.

    Key Publications

    Brainstem noradrenergic modulation of the kisspeptin neuron GnRH pulse generator in mice

    DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60837-8
    Journal: Nature Communications
    Year: 2025
    Authors: Vas S, Morris PG, Gul Z, Ruiz-Cruz M, Han SY, Herbison AE.

    GnRH pulse generator activity in mouse models of polycystic ovary syndrome

    DOI: https://elifesciences.org/articles/97179
    Journal: Elife
    Year: 2025
    Authors: Ziyue Zhou, Su Young Han , Maria Pardo-Navarro, Ellen G Wall, Reena Desai, Szilvia Vas, David J Handelsman, Allan E Herbison

    Long-term Recordings of Arcuate Nucleus Kisspeptin Neurons Across the Mouse Estrous Cycle

    DOI: https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/165/3/bqae009/7590549?login=false
    Journal: Endocrinology
    Year: 2024
    Authors: Szilvia Vas, Ellen Wall, Ziyue Zhou, Lajos Kalmar, Su Young Han, Allan E Herbison

    Prolactin-Releasing Peptide Contributes to Stress-Related Mood Disorders and Inhibits Sleep/Mood Regulatory Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Neurons in Rats

    DOI: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/43/5/846
    Journal: Journal of Neuroscience
    Year: 2023
    Authors: Szilvia Vas, Rege S Papp, Katalin Könczöl, Emese Bogáthy, Noémi Papp, Csaba Ádori, Máté Durst, Klaudia Sípos, Klementina Ocskay, Imre Farkas, Flóra Bálint, Szilamér Ferenci, Bibiána Török, Anita Kovács, Evelin Szabó, Dóra Zelena, Krisztina J Kovács, Anna Földes, Erzsébet Kató, László Köles, György Bagdy, Miklós Palkovits, Zsuzsanna E Tóth

    Abnormal patterns of sleep and EEG power distribution during non-rapid eye movement sleep in the sheep model of Huntington's disease

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105367
    Journal: Neurobiology of Disease
    Year: 2021
    Authors: Szilvia Vas, Alister U Nicol, Lajos Kalmar, Jack Miles, A Jennifer Morton

    Publications

    Wake-Promoting and EEG Spectral Effects of Modafinil After Acute or Chronic Administration in the R6/2 Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-020-00849-y
    Journal: Neurotherapeutics
    E-pub date: 1 Jul 2020
    Authors: S Vas, JM Casey, WT Schneider, L Kalmar, AJ Morton

    Abnormally abrupt transitions from sleep-to-wake in Huntington's disease sheep (Ovis aries) are revealed by automated analysis of sleep/wake transition dynamics.

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251767
    Journal: PLoS One
    Year: 2021
    Authors: William T Schneider, Szilvia Vas, Alister U Nicol, A Jennifer Morton

    Characterizing Sleep Spindles in Sheep.

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0410-19.2020
    Journal: eNeuro
    Year: 2020
    Authors: Will T Schneider, Szilvia Vas, Alister U Nicol, A Jennifer Morton