N. (Nicole (Niki)) Gervais, PhD

Assistant Professor and Rosalind Franklin Fellow in behavioural and cognitive neuroscience

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Telephone:

+31 50 36 39750

E-mail:

n.j.gervais rug.nl

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Publications

Sleep disturbance as a modulator of microglial morphology and function: Implications for neurodegenerative disease

Zantinge, D. C., Havekes, R., Meerlo, P. & Gervais, N. J., 2026, Microglial Aging: Basic, Translational and Clinical Advances. Tremblay, M.-É. (ed.). Elsevier, p. 139-169 31 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Younger midlife females with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: Respiratory disturbances during sleep

Gravelsins, L., Gervais, N. J., Brown, A., Ramana, S., Zhao, S., Nicoll, G., Bernardini, M. Q., Jacobson, M. & Einstein, G., 2026, In: Climacteric. 29, 2, p. 218-226 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Cognitive and brain health in women with early bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: Implications for risk, resilience, and subjective cognitive decline

Calvo, N., Gravelsins, L., Brown, A., Zhao, S., Gervais, N., Duchesne, A., Ramana, S., Karkaby, L., Shao, Z., Bernardini, M. Q., Jacobson, M., Rajah, N., Grady, C., Hampson, E. & Einstein, G., Aug-2025, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 21, 8, 13 p., e70454.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Consequences of menopause for brain health

Gervais, N. J., Barth, C. & Lacreuse, A., May-2025, In: Hormones and Behavior. 171, 3 p., 105727.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Academic › peer-review

Early midlife ovarian removal is associated with lower posterior hippocampal function

Brown, A., Gravelsins, L., Gervais, N. J., Rieck, J., Zhao, S., Duchesne, A., Witt, S. T., Kämpe, R., Olsen, R., Barense, M., Classon, E., Theodorsson, E., Ernerudh, J., Åvall‐Lundqvist, E., Kjølhede, P., Engström, M., Shao, Z., Bernardini, M., Jacobson, M. & Rajah, M. N., Grady, C. & Einstein, G., Feb-2025, In: Alzheimers & dementia. 21, 2, 14 p., e14447.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Effects of early midlife ovarian removal on medial temporal lobe gray matter volume and recognition memory

Brown, A., Gervais, N. J., Gravelsins, L., Zhao, S., Duchesne, A., Rieck, J., Mouzenian, A., Calvo, N., Mazloum-Farzaghi, N., Olsen, R., Barense, M., Shao, Z., Bernardini, M., Jacobson, M., Rajah, M. N., Grady, C. & Einstein, G., May-2025, In: Hippocampus. 35, 3, 21 p., e70012.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Investigating links between white matter hyperintensities and menopausal status using robust age-correction methods in UK Biobank

Wezel, D., Parent, O., Costantino, M., Sifi, L., Pigeau, G., Gervais, N. J., McQuarrie, A., Maranzano, J., Devenyi, G. A., Dadar, M. & Chakravarty, M. M., 2025, In: Brain Communications. 7, 6, 12 p., fcaf475.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Sex as a biological variable (SABV) modulates the consequences of sleep disturbance on hippocampal memory and synaptic plasticity

Paraciani, C., Havekes, R., Meerlo, P. & Gervais, N. J., Jul-2025, In: Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 78, 16 p., 101205.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Untangling age and menopausal status reveals no effect of menopause on white matter hyperintensity volume

Wezel, D., Parent, O., Costantino, M., Sifi, L., Pigeau, G., Gervais, N. J., McQuarrie, A., Maranzano, J., Devenyi, G. A., Dadar, M. & Chakravarty, M., 30-Oct-2025, (Submitted) MedRxiv, 20 p.

Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic

Effects of early midlife ovarian removal on sleep: Polysomnography-measured cortical arousal, homeostatic drive, and spindle characteristics

Brown, A., Gervais, N. J., Gravelsins, L., O'Byrne, J., Calvo, N., Ramana, S., Shao, Z., Bernardini, M., Jacobson, M., Rajah, M. N. & Einstein, G., Sept-2024, In: Hormones and Behavior. 165, 12 p., 105619.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review