Education

Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Physiology, University of London, 1992

Current position

Reader in Neuroscience (80%FT, HEFCE funded), University of Leeds

Publications (since 2011)

1. Corns, L. F., Atkinson, L., Daniel, J., Edwards, I. J., New, L., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. (2015). Cholinergic Enhancement of Cell Proliferation in the Postnatal Neurogenic Niche of the Mammalian Spinal Cord. Stem Cells 33(9): 2864-2876.

2. Gotts, J., Atkinson, L., Yanagawa, Y., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. (2016). Co-expression of GAD67 and choline acetyltransferase in neurons in the mouse spinal cord: A focus on lamina X. Brain Res 1646: 570-579.

3. Deuchars, S. A. (2015). How sympathetic are your spinal cord circuits? Exp Physiol 100(4): 365-371.

4. Gotts, J., Atkinson, L., Edwards, I. J., Yanagawa, Y., Deuchars, S. A. and Deuchars, J. (2015). Co-expression of GAD67 and choline acetyltransferase reveals a novel neuronal phenotype in the mouse medulla oblongata. Auton Neurosci 193: 22-30.

5. Edwards, I. J., Lall, V. K., Paton, J. F., Yanagawa, Y., Szabo, G., Deuchars, S. A. and Deuchars, J. (2015). Neck muscle afferents influence oromotor and cardiorespiratory brainstem neural circuits. Brain Struct Funct 220(3): 1421-1436.

6. Edwards, I. J., Bruce, G., Lawrenson, C., Howe, L., Clapcote, S. J., Deuchars, S. A. and Deuchars, J. (2013). Na+/K+ ATPase alpha1 and alpha3 isoforms are differentially expressed in alpha- and gamma-motoneurons. J Neurosci 33(24): 9913-9919.

7. Corns, L. F., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. (2013). GABAergic responses of mammalian ependymal cells in the central canal neurogenic niche of the postnatal spinal cord. Neurosci Lett 553: 57-62.

8. Lall, V. K., Dutschmann, M., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. (2012). The anti-malarial drug Mefloquine disrupts central autonomic and respiratory control in the working heart brainstem preparation of the rat. J Biomed Sci 19: 103.

9. Wang, L., Bruce, G., Spary, E., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. (2010). GABA(B) Mediated Regulation of Sympathetic Preganglionic Neurons: Pre- and Postsynaptic Sites of Action. Front Neurol 1: 142.

10. Pierce, M. L., Deuchars, J. and Deuchars, S. A. (2010). Spontaneous rhythmogenic capabilities of sympathetic neuronal assemblies in the rat spinal cord slice. Neuroscience 170(3): 827-838.

11. Clancy, J. A., Mary, D. A., Witte, K. K., Greenwood, J. P., Deuchars, S. A. and Deuchars, J. (2014). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation in healthy humans reduces sympathetic nerve activity. Brain Stimul 7(6): 871-877.

12. Clancy, J. A., Johnson, R., Raw, R., Deuchars, S. A. and Deuchars, J. (2014). Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the motohr cortex increases sympathetic nerve activity. Brain Stimul 7(1): 97-104.

13. Murray, A. R., Atkinson, L., Mahadi, M. K., Deuchars, S. A. and Deuchars, J. (2016). The strange case of the ear and the heart: The auricular vagus nerve and its influence on cardiac control. Auton Neurosci.

14. Deuchars, S. A. and Lall, V. K. (2015). Sympathetic preganglionic neurons: properties and inputs. Compr Physiol 5(2): 829-869.

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    Deuchars, S. A. (2011). Spinal interneurones in the control of autonomic function. In: Llewellyn-Smith, I. J. and Verberne, A. J. M. (eds). Central Regulation of Autonomic Functions.