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Hans-Peter Landolt

Hans-Peter Landolt

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Neuroscience

D-Index
59
Citations
11280
World Ranking
4037
National Ranking
104

Overview

Hans-Peter Landolt is a researcher affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their work predominantly focuses on neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, with a significant concentration on sleep and wakefulness research and related disorders.

The scientist's research covers various main fields of study including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these disciplines, their subfields of expertise extend to cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, pharmacology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and clinical psychology.

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Pharmacology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Clinical Psychology

Key topics of their research include sleep and wakefulness mechanisms, sleep-related disorders, coffee research and its impacts, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, work-related fatigue associated with sleep, circadian rhythm and melatonin, as well as eating disorders and behaviors.

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Coffee research and impacts
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on sleep regulation, brain activity during sleep, and related health outcomes. Some notable papers include:

  • "Adenosine, caffeine, and sleep-wake regulation: state of the science and perspectives" (2022), Journal of Sleep Research
  • "Rapid fast-delta decay following prolonged wakefulness marks a phase of wake-inertia in NREM sleep" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Incidence and Outcome of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage" (2020), Stroke
  • "Haplotype of the astrocytic water channel AQP4 is associated with slow wave energy regulation in human NREM sleep" (2020), PLoS Biology
  • "Validation of Fitbit Charge 2 Sleep and Heart Rate Estimates Against Polysomnographic Measures in Shift Workers: Naturalistic Study" (2021), Journal of Medical Internet Research

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Dario A. Dornbierer, Diego M. Baur, Yu-Shiuan Lin, Erich Seifritz, and Carolin Reichert.

  • Dario A. Dornbierer
  • Diego M. Baur
  • Yu-Shiuan Lin
  • Erich Seifritz
  • Carolin Reichert

The venues where the researcher regularly publishes their work are primarily scientific journals and preprint servers specializing in neuroscience and sleep research. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • NeuroImage
  • Cerebral Cortex

This profile reflects a body of work characterized by extensive investigation into mechanisms underlying sleep regulation, the interaction between caffeine and brain function, and the physiological and behavioral outcomes tied to sleep quality and disorders.

Best Publications

  • Coffee, caffeine, and sleep: A systematic review of epidemiological studies and randomized controlled trials.

    Ian Clark;Hans Peter Landolt

  • Electromagnetic fields, such as those from mobile phones, alter regional cerebral blood flow and sleep and waking EEG.

    R. Huber;V. Treyer;A. A. Borbély;J. Schuderer

  • Effect of age on the sleep EEG: slow-wave activity and spindle frequency activity in young and middle-aged men.

    Hans-Peter Landolt;Derk-Jan Dijk;Peter Achermann;Alexander A. Borbély

  • Sleep homeostasis: a role for adenosine in humans?

    Hans-Peter Landolt

  • A functional genetic variation of adenosine deaminase affects the duration and intensity of deep sleep in humans

    J. V. Rétey;M. Adam;E. Honegger;R. Khatami

  • A genetic variation in the adenosine A2A receptor gene (ADORA2A) contributes to individual sensitivity to caffeine effects on sleep.

    J. V. Retey;M. Adam;R. Khatami;U. F. O. Luhmann

  • Caffeine intake (200 mg) in the morning affects human sleep and EEG power spectra at night.

    Hans-Peter Landolt;Esther Werth;Alexander A. Borbély;Derk-Jan Dijk

  • Homeostatic sleep regulation in habitual short sleepers and long sleepers

    D. Aeschbach;C. Cajochen;H. P. Landolt;A. A. Borbély

  • Caffeine attenuates waking and sleep electroencephalographic markers of sleep homeostasis in humans.

    Hans-Peter Landolt;Julia V Rétey;Karin Tönz;Julie M Gottselig

  • Clinical and Physiological Consequences of Rapid Tryptophan Depletion

    Polly Moore;Polly Moore;Hans-Peter Landolt;Erich Seifritz;Erich Seifritz;Camellia Clark

  • Caffeine reduces low-frequency delta activity in the human sleep EEG

    Hans Peter Landolt;Derk-Jan Dijk;Stephanie E. Gaus;Alexander A. Borbély

  • Trait-like individual differences in the human sleep electroencephalogram.

    J. Buckelmüller;H.-P. Landolt;H.H. Stassen;P. Achermann

  • Exposure to pulse-modulated radio frequency electromagnetic fields affects regional cerebral blood flow.

    R. Huber;V. Treyer;J. Schuderer;T. Berthold

  • Age-dependent changes in sleep EEG topography.

    Hans-Peter Landolt;Alexander A Borbély

  • Functional EEG topography in sleep and waking: State-dependent and state-independent features

    Gilberte Tinguely;Luca A. Finelli;Hans-Peter Landolt;Alexander A. Borbély

  • Selective REM sleep deprivation in humans: effects on sleep and sleep EEG

    Takuro Endo;Corinne Roth;Hans-Peter Landolt;Esther Werth

  • Serotonin-2 receptors and human sleep: effect of a selective antagonist on EEG power spectra.

    Hans-Peter Landolt;Viola Meier;Helen J Burgess;Luca A Finelli

  • Pulsed radio‐frequency electromagnetic fields: dose‐dependent effects on sleep, the sleep EEG and cognitive performance

    Sabine J. Regel;Gilberte Tinguely;Jürgen Schuderer;Martin Adam

  • Age-related changes in the time course of vigilant attention during 40 hours without sleep in men.

    Martin Adam;Julia V. Rétey;Ramin Khatami;Hans-Peter Landolt

  • Antagonism of serotonergic 5-HT2A/2C receptors: mutual improvement of sleep, cognition and mood?

    H.-P. Landolt;R. Wehrle

  • Melatonin effect on daytime sleep in men: suppression of EEG low frequency activity and enhancement of spindle frequency activity.

    Derk-Jan Dijk;Corinne Roth;Hans-Peter Landolt;Esther Werth

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Achermann
Peter Achermann University of Zurich
Alexander A. Borbély
Alexander A. Borbély University of Zurich
Christian Cajochen
Christian Cajochen University of Basel
Wolfgang Berger
Wolfgang Berger University of Zurich
Erich Seifritz
Erich Seifritz University of Zurich
Alfred Buck
Alfred Buck University of Zurich
Esther Werth
Esther Werth University of Zurich
Derk-Jan Dijk
Derk-Jan Dijk University of Surrey
Paul Franken
Paul Franken University of Lausanne
John R. Kelsoe
John R. Kelsoe University of California, San Diego

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