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Alexei L. Vyssotski

Alexei L. Vyssotski

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
9006
World Ranking
6412
National Ranking
151

Overview

Alexei L. Vyssotski is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and focuses primarily on neuroscience with an extensive publication record in the field. Their research spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, cellular and molecular neuroscience, ecology, and evolutionary behavior, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to brain and behavior studies.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Vyssotski has published numerous papers in a range of reputable academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Current Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SLEEP
  • Science
  • Nature Neuroscience

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Vyssotski include:

  • "A specific circuit in the midbrain detects stress and induces restorative sleep," 2022, Science
  • "White and Amber Light at Night Disrupt Sleep Physiology in Birds," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Brain activity of diving seals reveals short sleep cycles at depth," 2023, Science
  • "Somatostatin neurons in prefrontal cortex initiate sleep-preparatory behavior and sleep via the preoptic and lateral hypothalamus," 2023, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Dysfunction of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons causes mania-like behavior," 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Collaboration is a notable feature of Vyssotski's research career; frequent co-authors include:

  • Raquel Yustos
  • Nicholas P. Franks
  • William Wisden
  • Xiao Yu
  • Peter Meerlo

Best Publications

  • Deficient neuron-microglia signaling results in impaired functional brain connectivity and social behavior

    Yang Zhan;Rosa Chiara Paolicelli;Francesco Sforazzini;Laetitia Weinhard

  • Early age-related changes in adult hippocampal neurogenesis in C57 mice.

    Nada M.-B. Ben Abdallah;Lutz Slomianka;Alexei L. Vyssotski;Hans-Peter Lipp

  • Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight

    Niels Christian Rattenborg;Bryson Voirin;Bryson Voirin;Sebastian M. Cruz;Ryan K. Tisdale

  • GABA and glutamate neurons in the VTA regulate sleep and wakefulness

    Xiao Yu;Wen Li;Ying Ma;Kyoko Tossell

  • Neuronal ensembles sufficient for recovery sleep and the sedative actions of α2 adrenergic agonists.

    Zhe Zhang;Valentina Ferretti;İlke Güntan;Alessandro Moro

  • Adaptive sleep loss in polygynous pectoral sandpipers

    John A. Lesku;Niels Christian Rattenborg;Mihai Valcu;Alexei L. Vyssotski

  • Prefrontal cortical control of a brainstem social behavior circuit

    Tamara B Franklin;Tamara B Franklin;Bianca A Silva;Zinaida Perova;Livia Marrone

  • Wakefulness Is Governed by GABA and Histamine Cotransmission

    Xiao Yu;Zhiwen Ye;Catriona M. Houston;Anna Y. Zecharia

  • Mapping Pathological Phenotypes in a Mouse Model of CDKL5 Disorder

    Elena Amendola;Yang Zhan;Camilla Mattucci;Enrico Castroflorio

  • A comparison of wild-caught wood mice and bank voles in the Intellicage: assessing exploration, daily activity patterns and place learning paradigms.

    Michael J. Galsworthy;Irmgard Amrein;Pavel A. Kuptsov;Inga I. Poletaeva

  • Lab Mice in the Field: Unorthodox Daily Activity and Effects of a Dysfunctional Circadian Clock Allele

    Serge Daan;Kamiel Spoelstra;Urs Albrecht;Isabelle Schmutz

  • Role of a neuronal small non-messenger RNA: behavioural alterations in BC1 RNA-deleted mice

    L. Lewejohann;B.V. Skryabin;N. Sachser;C. Prehn

  • Sleeping outside the box: electroencephalographic measures of sleep in sloths inhabiting a rainforest

    Niels Christian Rattenborg;Bryson Voirin;Alexei L. Vyssotski;Roland W. Kays

  • Altered Activity in the Central Medial Thalamus Precedes Changes in the Neocortex during Transitions into Both Sleep and Propofol Anesthesia

    Rowan Baker;Thomas C. Gent;Qianzi Yang;Susan Parker

  • Selective Coupling between Theta Phase and Neocortical Fast Gamma Oscillations during REM-Sleep in Mice

    Claudia Scheffzük;Valeriy I. Kukushka;Alexei L. Vyssotski;Andreas Draguhn

  • EEG responses to visual landmarks in flying pigeons

    Alexei L. Vyssotski;Giacomo Dell'Omo;Gaia Dell'Ariccia;Andrei N. Abramchuk

  • Miniature Neurologgers for Flying Pigeons: Multichannel EEG and Action and Field Potentials in Combination With GPS Recording

    Alexei L. Vyssotski;Andrei N. Serkov;Pavel M. Itskov;Giacomo Dell'Omo

  • A specific circuit in the midbrain detects stress and induces restorative sleep

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  • A Neuronal Hub Binding Sleep Initiation and Body Cooling in Response to a Warm External Stimulus

    Edward C. Harding;Xiao Yu;Andawei Miao;Nathanael Andrews

  • Local sleep homeostasis in the avian brain: convergence of sleep function in mammals and birds?

    John A. Lesku;Alexei L. Vyssotski;Dolores Martinez-Gonzalez;Christiane Wilzeck;Christiane Wilzeck

  • electroencephalographic measures of sleep in sloths inhabiting a rainforest

    Niels C. Rattenborg;Bryson Voirin;Alexei L. Vyssotski;Roland W. Kays

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels Christian Rattenborg
Niels Christian Rattenborg Max Planck Society
Nicholas P. Franks
Nicholas P. Franks Imperial College London
William Wisden
William Wisden Imperial College London
Hans-Peter Lipp
Hans-Peter Lipp University of Zurich
Peter Meerlo
Peter Meerlo University of Groningen
Stephen G. Brickley
Stephen G. Brickley Imperial College London
David P. Wolfer
David P. Wolfer University of Zurich
Cornelius Gross
Cornelius Gross European Bioinformatics Institute
Richard H. R. Hahnloser
Richard H. R. Hahnloser University of Zurich
Michelle L. Hall
Michelle L. Hall University of Melbourne

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