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Peter Achermann is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience and psychology, with a significant body of work in cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology. The scope of their studies covers subfields including endocrine and autonomic systems, neurology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Achermann's research topics span several areas related to brain function and sleep, particularly:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

They have published extensively in various venues with notable frequent publication outlets including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • Bioelectromagnetics
  • SLEEP

Some of Achermann's recent papers include:

  • "Global sleep homeostasis reflects temporally and spatially integrated local cortical neuronal activity" (2020, eLife)
  • "From thoughtless awareness to effortful cognition: alpha - theta cross-frequency dynamics in experienced meditators during meditation, rest and arithmetic" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Validation of Fitbit Charge 2 Sleep and Heart Rate Estimates Against Polysomnographic Measures in Shift Workers: Naturalistic Study" (2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • "Effect of Rocking Movements on Afternoon Sleep" (2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • "Automatically Detected Microsleep Episodes in the Fitness-to-Drive Assessment" (2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Achermann include:

  • Niels Kuster
  • Pascal L. Faber
  • Sarah Diezig
  • Simone Denzer
  • Fred W. Mast

Best Publications

  • Sleep homeostasis and models of sleep regulation

    Alexander A. Borbély;Peter Achermann

  • Altered circadian activity rhythms and sleep in mice devoid of prion protein.

    I Tobler;S E Gaus;T Deboer;P Achermann

  • Low-frequency (< 1 Hz) oscillations in the human sleep electroencephalogram.

    P Achermann;A.A Borbély

  • A MODEL OF HUMAN SLEEP HOMEOSTASIS BASED ON EEG SLOW-WAVE ACTIVITY - QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF DATA AND SIMULATIONS

    Peter Achermann;Derk-Jan Dijk;Daniel P. Brunner;Alexander A. Borbély

  • Homeostatic sleep regulation in adolescents.

    Oskar G. Jenni;Oskar G. Jenni;Peter Achermann;Mary A. Carskadon

  • Dual electroencephalogram markers of human sleep homeostasis: correlation between theta activity in waking and slow-wave activity in sleep.

    L.A Finelli;H Baumann;A.A Borbély;P Achermann

  • 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

  • Mathematical models of sleep regulation

    Peter Achermann;Alexander A Borbély

  • Exposure to pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic field during waking affects human sleep EEG.

    Reto Huber;Thomas Graf;Kimberly A. Cote;Lutz Wittmann

  • Pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic field affects human sleep and sleep electroencephalogram.

    Alexander A Borbély;Reto Huber;Thomas Graf;Barbara Fuchs

  • Functional topography of the human nonREM sleep electroencephalogram.

    Luca A. Finelli;Alexander A. Borbély;Peter Achermann

  • Concepts and models of sleep regulation: an overview.

    Alexander A. Borbély;Peter Achermann

  • Spindle frequency activity in the sleep EEG: individual differences and topographic distribution

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

  • Dynamics of the sleep EEG after an early evening nap: experimental data and simulations

    Werth E;Dijk Dj;Achermann P;Borbély Aa

  • Brain sources of EEG gamma frequency during volitionally meditation-induced, altered states of consciousness, and experience of the self.

    Dietrich Lehmann;P.L Faber;Peter Achermann;Daniel Jeanmonod

  • Fronto-occipital EEG power gradients in human sleep.

    Esther Werth;Peter Achermann;Alexander Borbély

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

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

  • The two-process model of sleep regulation revisited.

    Peter Achermann

  • Individual ‘Fingerprints’ in Human Sleep EEG Topography

    Luca A Finelli;Peter Achermann;Alexander A Borbély

  • Simulation of daytime vigilance by the additive interaction of a homeostatic and a circadian process

    Peter Achermann;Alexander A. Borbély

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander A. Borbély
Alexander A. Borbély University of Zurich
Reto Huber
Reto Huber University of Zurich
Hans-Peter Landolt
Hans-Peter Landolt University of Zurich
Oskar G. Jenni
Oskar G. Jenni University of Zurich
Niels Kuster
Niels Kuster ETH Zurich
Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy
Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy University of Oxford
Esther Werth
Esther Werth University of Zurich
Irene Tobler
Irene Tobler University of Zurich
Claudio L. Bassetti
Claudio L. Bassetti University of Bern
Derk-Jan Dijk
Derk-Jan Dijk University of Surrey

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