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  1. Slow-wave sleep fragmentation and spike-wave discharges: a bidirectional relationship in absence epilepsy

    Article • The European Physical Journal Special Topics, April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  2. Reassessing anhedonia in Genetic Absence Epilepsy: Sucrose preference unaltered by spike-wave discharges in WAG/Rij rats

    Article • Epilepsy Research, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  3. A novel ANN-based classification of spike-wave activity in 24-hour EEG recordings in rats using spectrograms: Spike-Wave Discharge Artificial Neural Network (SWAN)

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  4. Behavioral Phenotyping of WAG/Rij Rat Model of Absence Epilepsy: The Link to Anxiety and Sex Factors

    Article • Biomedicines, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  5. Behavioral and Cognitive Comorbidities in Genetic Rat Models of Absence Epilepsy (Focusing on GAERS and WAG/Rij Rats)

    Article • Biomedicines, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  6. A simple and fast ANN-based method of studying slow-wave sleep microstructure in freely moving rats

    Article • Biosystems, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  7. Simple method for detecting sleep episodes in rats ECoG using machine learning

    Article • Chaos Solitons & Fractals, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  8. The Difference between Male and Female Rats in Terms of Freezing and Aversive Ultrasonic Vocalization in an Active Avoidance Test

    Article • Physiologia, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  9. Alpha2 Adrenergic Modulation of Spike-Wave Epilepsy: Experimental Study of Pro-Epileptic and Sedative Effects of Dexmedetomidine

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  10. Sex Differences in Behavior and Learning Abilities in Adult Rats

    Article • Life, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  11. Alpha2-Adrenergic Receptors as a Pharmacological Target for Spike-Wave Epilepsy

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  12. Reduction of Hippocampal High-Frequency Activity in Wag/Rij Rats with a Genetic Predisposition to Absence Epilepsy

    Article • Diagnostics, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  13. Intracortical synchronization pattern on the preclinical and clinical stages of absence epilepsy (analysis of wavelet bicoherence in WAG/Rij rats)

    Article • The European Physical Journal Special Topics, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  14. Spike-Wave Seizures, NREM Sleep and Micro-Arousals in WAG/Rij Rats with Genetic Predisposition to Absence Epilepsy: Developmental Aspects

    Article • Life, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  15. Modified wavelet analysis of ECoG-pattern as promising tool for detection of the blood–brain barrier leakage

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova, Dr Thomas Penzel

  16. Spike-wave seizures, slow-wave sleep EEG and morphology of substantia nigra pars compacta in WAG/Rij rats with genetic predisposition to absence epilepsy

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  17. Automatic wavelet-based assessment of behavioral sleep using multichannel electrocorticography in rats

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  18. Sensory Inflow from Whiskers Modulates Development of Absence Epilepsy in WAG/Rij Rats

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  19. Active avoidance learning in WAG/Rij rats with genetic predisposition to absence epilepsy

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  20. Таламо-кортикальная дизритмия и принципы её диагностики

    Article • Izvestiya VUZ Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, June 2020, Saratov State University

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  21. The space-time skeleton method for analyzing EEG data

    Article • April 2020, SPIE

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  22. Cortical Somatosensory Neurons in WAG/Rij Rats Transform Firing Evoked by Simulation of Posterior Thalamic Nucleus from Tonic to Phasic at Age of 6 Months

    Article • Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  23. Developmental milestones and behavior of infant rats: The role of sensory input from whiskers

    Article • Behavioural Brain Research, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  24. Slow‐wave activity preceding the onset of 10–15‐Hz sleep spindles and 5–9‐Hz oscillations in electroencephalograms in rats with and without absence seizures

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  25. Detection of proepileptic activity patterns in EEG of WAG/Rij rats

    Article • June 2019, SPIE

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  26. Statistical Properties and Predictability of Extreme Epileptic Events

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  27. Diagnostic principles of immature epileptic (proepileptic) EEG activity in rats with genetic predisposition to absence epilepsy

    Article • Information and Control Systems, February 2019, State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI)

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  28. Neonatal whisker trimming in WAG/Rij rat pups causes developmental delay, encourages maternal care and affects exploratory activity in adulthood

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  29. The Responses of Neurons of the Somatosensory Cortex to Stimulation of the Posterior Thalamus (PO) in WAG/Rij Rats Genetically Predisposed to Absence Epilepsy

    Article • Doklady Biological Sciences, May 2018, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  30. Proepileptic patterns in EEG of WAG/Rij rats

    Article • April 2018, SPIE

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  31. Sleep spindles in absence epilepsy

    Article • Sleep Spindles & Cortical Up States, November 2017, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  32. Recognizing of stereotypic patterns in epileptic EEG using empirical modes and wavelets

    Article • Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, November 2017, Elsevier

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  33. Maternal care affects EEG properties of spike-wave seizures (including pre- and post ictal periods) in adult WAG/Rij rats with genetic predisposition to absence epilepsy

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  34. Compensatory Changes in the Brain Dopaminergic System of WAG/Rij Rats Genetically Predisposed to Absence Epilepsy

    Article • Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  35. Coexistence of intermittencies in the neuronal network of the epileptic brain

    Article • March 2016, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  36. Rhythmic activity in EEG and sleep in rats with absence epilepsy

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  37. Таламо-кортикальные механизмы инициации, поддержания и прекращения пик-волновых разрядов у крыс WAG/Rij

    Article • Журнал высшей нервной деятельности им И П Павлова, January 2016, Akademizdatcenter Nauka

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  38. Intermittency of intermittencies in characteristic oscillatory patterns on epileptic electroencephalograms

    Article • Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics, December 2015, Allerton Press

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  39. Time-frequency dynamics during sleep spindles on the EEG in rodents with a genetic predisposition to absence epilepsy (WAG/Rij rats)

    Article • March 2015, SPIE

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  40. Time-frequency analysis of epileptic EEG patterns by means of empirical modes and wavelets

    Article • March 2015, SPIE

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  41. Age-dependent seizures of absence epilepsy and sleep spindles dynamics in WAG/Rij rats

    Article • March 2015, SPIE

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  42. Reduction of epileptic spike-wave activity in WAG/Rij rats fostered by Wistar dams

    Article • Brain Research, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  43. Time-frequency analysis of characteristic patterns of the activity of neuron ensembles in the brain by means of continuous wavelet transform

    Article • Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics, December 2014, Allerton Press

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  44. Application of adaptive nonlinear Granger causality: Disclosing network changes before and after absence seizure onset in a genetic rat model

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  45. Developmental Changes in the Frequency-Time Structure of Sleep Spindles on the EEG in Rats with a Genetic Predisposition to Absence Epilepsy (WAG/Rij)

    Article • Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  46. Decreases in Neuron Density in the Compact Zone of the Substantia Nigra Correlate with Low Peak-Wave Activity in WAG/Rij Rats

    Article • Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  47. ЭЭГ незрелорождающихся птенцов мухоловки-пеструшки при состояниях, связанных с циклом естественного поведения

    Article • Журнал высшей нервной деятельности им И П Павлова, January 2014, Akademizdatcenter Nauka

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  48. Time-frequency characteristics and dynamics of sleep spindles in WAG/Rij rats with absence epilepsy

    Article • Brain Research, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  49. Age-Dependent Increase of Absence Seizures and Intrinsic Frequency Dynamics of Sleep Spindles in Rats

    Article • Neuroscience Journal, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  50. Corrigendum

    Article • Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, January 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  51. Serial identification of EEG patterns using adaptive wavelet-based analysis

    Article • The European Physical Journal Special Topics, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  52. Adaptive wavelet transform-based method for recognizing characteristic oscillatory patterns

    Article • Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics, August 2013, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  53. Adaptive wavelet-based recognition of oscillatory patterns on electroencephalograms

    Article • February 2013, SPIE

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  54. On-off intermittency of thalamo-cortical neuronal network oscillations in the electroencephalogram of rodents with genetic predisposition to absence epilepsy

    Article • February 2013, SPIE

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  55. Automatic extraction and analysis of oscillatory patterns on nonstationary EEG signals by means of wavelet transform and the empirical modes method

    Article • Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics, December 2012, Allerton Press

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  56. Wavelet analysis in neurodynamics

    Article • Physics-Uspekhi, September 2012, Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk (UFN) Journal

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  57. Effects of Early Sensory Experience on the Formation of the Functional Properties of Neurons in the Whisker Projection Area in the Rat Neocortex

    Article • Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  58. On–off intermittency of thalamo-cortical oscillations in the electroencephalogram of rats with genetic predisposition to absence epilepsy

    Article • Brain Research, February 2012, Elsevier

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  59. Spike–wave discharges in WAG/Rij rats are preceded by delta and theta precursor activity in cortex and thalamus

    Article • Clinical Neurophysiology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Alexander Hramov, Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  60. On the Origin and Suddenness of Absences in Genetic Absence Models

    Article • Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, April 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  61. Neonatal sensory deprivation promotes development of absence seizures in adult rats with genetic predisposition to epilepsy

    Article • Brain Research, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  62. Thalamo-cortical mechanisms of sleep spindles and spike–wave discharges in rat model of absence epilepsy (a review)

    Article • Epilepsy Research, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  63. The Lemniscal and Paralemniscal Pathways of the Trigeminal System in Rodents Are Integrated at the Level of the Somatosensory Cortex

    Article • Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  64. Sleep spindles and spike–wave discharges in EEG: Their generic features, similarities and distinctions disclosed with Fourier transform and continuous wavelet analysis

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  65. Electroencephalographic precursors of spike-wave discharges in a genetic rat model of absence epilepsy: Power spectrum and coherence EEG analyses

    Article • Epilepsy Research, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  66. Granger causality: Cortico-thalamic interdependencies during absence seizures in WAG/Rij rats

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  67. Electroencephalographic Characterization of Spike-Wave Discharges in Cortex and Thalamus in WAG/Rij Rats

    Article • Epilepsia, August 2007, Wiley

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  68. Simulation of sleep spindles and spike and wave discharges using a novel method for the calculation of field potentials in rats

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, August 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  69. On-off intermittency in time series of spontaneous paroxysmal activity in rats with genetic absence epilepsy

    Article • Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, December 2006, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  70. Cortical and thalamic coherence during spike–wave seizures in WAG/Rij rats

    Article • Epilepsy Research, October 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  71. Regularities of alternate behavior in spontaneous nonconvulsive seizure activity in rats

    Article • Doklady Biological Sciences, July 2006, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  72. Global and focal aspects of absence epilepsy: The contribution of genetic models

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  73. Reduction of adrenergic neurotransmission with clonidine aggravates spike-wave seizures and alters activity in the cortex and the thalamus in WAG/Rij rats

    Article • Brain Research Bulletin, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  74. Cortical control of generalized absence seizures: effect of lidocaine applied to the somatosensory cortex in WAG/Rij rats

    Article • Brain Research, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  75. Article • Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova

  76. Article • Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Evgenia Sitnikova