An infant sleep electroencephalographic marker of thalamocortical connectivity predicts behavioral outcome in late infancy

Jaramillo V, Schoch S, Markovic A, Kohler M, Huber R, Lustenberger C, Kurth S
Under revision, Preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.10.468053 

Bedtime to the brain: How infants sleep habits intertwine with sleep neurophysiology

Schoch S, Jaramillo V, Markovic A, Huber R, Kohler M, Jenni O, Lustenberger C, Kurth S
Under revision, Preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.08.467800 

From Alpha Diversity to ZZZ: Exploring associations among sleep, gut bacteria and behavioural development in infancy

Schoch S, Castro-Meija JL, Krych L, Kot W, Leng B, Kohler M, Huber R, Rogler G, Biedermann L, Walser JC, Nielsen D, Kurth S
2022, Progress in Neurobiology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2021.102208 

Association of transportation noise with sleep during the first year of life: a longitudinal study

Blume C, Schoch S, Vienneau D, Röösli M, Kohler M, Moeller A, Kurth S, Usemann J
2021, Environmental Research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111776

Altered EEG markers of synaptic plasticity in a human model of NMDA receptor deficiency: anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

Gefferie SR, Maric A, Critelli H, Gueden S, Kurlemann G, Kurth S, Nosadini M, Plecko B, Ringli M, Rostasy K, Sartori S, Schmitt B, Suppiej A, Von Bogaert P, Wehrle FM, Huber R, Bölsterli BK
2021, NeuroImage https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118281

Sleep behaviour of infants with infantile hemangioma treated with propranolol

Theiler M, Knöpfen N, Von Der Heidi S, Schweizer-Briel A, Luchsinger I, Smith A, Kernland-Lang K, Waelchli R, Neuhaus K, Kohler M, Gnannt R, Schoch S, Weibel L, Kurth S
2021, European Journal of Pediatrics https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04147-3

Severe effects of the COVID-19 confinement on young children’s sleep: a longitudinal study identifying risk factors and protective arrangements

Markovic A, Mühlematter C, Beaugrand M, Camos V, Kurth S
2021, Journal of Sleep Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13314

Which are the central aspects of infant sleep? The dynamic of sleep composites across infancy.

Schoch S, Huber R, Kohler M, Kurth S
2020, Sensors https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247188

Actigraphy in sleep research with infants and young children: current practices and future benefits of standardized reporting

Schoch S, Kurth S, Werner H  
2020, Journal of Sleep Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13134

Characterization of overnight slow wave slope changes across development in an age-, amplitude-, and region-dependent manner.

Jaramillo V, Volk C, Maric A, Furrer M, Fattinger S, Kurth S, Lustenberger C, Huber R
2020, Sleep https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa038

Sleep EEG slow wave activity in medicated and unmedicated children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Furrer M, Jaramillo V, Volk C, Ringli M, Aellen R, Wehrle FM, Pugin F, Kurth S, Brandeis D, Schmid M, Jenni O, Huber R
2019, Translational Psychiatry https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0659-3 

The experience-dependent increase in deep sleep activity is reduced in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Furrer M, Ringli M, Kurth S, Brandeis D, Jenni O, Huber R
2019, Sleep Medicine https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2019.09.018

Endocrine responses during CPAP-withdrawal in obstructive sleep apnoea: data from two randomized controlled trials

Thiel S, Haile SR, Peitzsch M, Schwarz E, Sievi N, Kurth S, Beuschlein F, Kohler M, Gaisl T
2019, Thorax http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213522

A simple sleep EEG marker in childhood predicts brain myelin 3.5 years later

LeBourgeois M, Dean D, Deoni S, Kohler M, Kurth S
2019, NeuroImage https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.05.072

Actimetry in infant sleep research: an approach to facilitate comparability

Schoch S, Jenni O, Kohler M, Kurth S
2019, Sleep https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz083 
Analysis codes: https://osf.io/6s3pw/

Across-night dynamics in traveling slow waves throughout childhood.

Schoch S, Riedner B, Deoni S, Huber R, LeBourgeois M, Kurth S
2018, Sleep https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsy165

How do children fall asleep? A high-density EEG study of slow waves in the transition from wake to sleep.

Spiess M, Bernardi G, Kurth S, Wehrle F, Ringli M, Jenni OG, Huber R
2018, NeuroImage https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.05.024

Theta waves in children’s waking electroencephalogram resemble local aspects of sleep during wakefulness

Fattinger S, Kurth S, Ringli M, Jenni O, Huber R
2017, Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11577-3

Travelling slow oscillations during sleep – a marker of brain connectivity in childhood.

Kurth S, Riedner B, Dean DC, O’Muircheartaigh J, Huber R, Jenni OG, Deoni SC, LeBourgeois MK
2017, Sleep https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsx121

Chronic social stress leads to altered sleep homeostasis in mice.

Olini N, Rothfuchs I, Azzinnari D, Pryce CR, Kurth S, Huber R
2017, Behavioural Brain Research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2017.03.022

High-density electroencephalographic recordings during sleep in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury.

Mouthon A, Meyer-Heim A, Kurth S, Ringli M, Pugin F, Van Hedel HJA, Huber R
2017, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968316688794

Acute Sleep Restriction Increases Dietary Intake in Preschool-Age Children. 

Mullins E, Miller AL, Cherian SS, Lumeng JC, Wright KP, Kurth S, LeBourgeois MK
2017, Journal of Sleep Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12450

Increased sleep depth in developing neural networks: new insights from sleep restriction in children.

Kurth S, Dean DC, Achermann P, O’Muircheartaigh J, Huber R, Deoni SC, LeBourgeois MK
2016, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00456

Development of nap neurophysiology: preliminary insights into sleep regulation in early childhood. 

Kurth S, Lassonde JM, Pierpoint LA, Rusterholz T, Jenni OG, McClain IJ, Achermann P, LeBourgeois, MK
2016, Journal of Sleep Research https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12427

Sleep moderates the association between response inhibition and self-regulation in early childhood.

Schumacher A, Miller A, Watamura SE, Kurth S, Lassonde J, LeBourgeois MK
2016, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2016.1204921

Developmental changes in sleep spindle characteristics and sigma power across early childhood.  

McClain IJ, Lustenberger C, Achermann P, Lassonde J, Kurth S, LeBourgeois MK
2016, Neural Plasticity https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3670951

Sleep physiology in toddlers: effects of missing a nap on subsequent night sleep. 

Lassonde JM, Rusterholz T, Kurth S, Schumacher AM, Achermann P, LeBourgeois MK
2016, Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-127201

Developmental trajectories of EEG sleep slow wave activity as a marker for motor skill development during adolescence: a pilot study. 

Lustenberger C, Mouthon AL, Tesler N, Kurth S, Ringli M, Buchmann A, Jenni OG, Huber R
2016, Developmental Psychobiology https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21446

High-density electroencephalographic recordings during sleep in children with disorders of consciousness. 

Mouthon A, Van Hedel HJA, Meyer-Heim A, Kurth S, Ringli M, Pugin F, Huber R
2016, NeuroImage: Clinical https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2016.03.012

Topography of slow sigma power during sleep is associated with processing speed in preschool children.  

Doucette M, Kurth S, Chevalier N, Munakata Y, LeBourgeois M
2015, Brain Sciences https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci5040494

Caffeine consuming children and adolescents show altered sleep behavior and deep sleep. 

Aepli A, Kurth S, Tesler N, Jenni OG, Huber R  
2015, Brain Sciences https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci5040441

Myelination is associated with processing speed in early childhood: preliminary insights. 

Chevalier N, Kurth S, Doucette MR, Wiseheart M, Deoni SC, Dean DC, O’Muircheartaigh J, Blackwell KA, Munakata Y, LeBourgeois MK
2015, PLoS One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139897

Sleep slow-wave activity reveals developmental changes in experience-dependent plasticity.

Wilhelm I, Kurth S, Ringli M, Mouthon AL, Buchmann A, Geiger A, Jenni OG, Huber R
2014, Journal of Neuroscience https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0962-14.2014

Spike wave location and density disturb sleep slow waves in patients with CSWS (continuous spike waves during sleep). 

Bölsterli Heinzle BK, Fattinger S, Kurth S, LeBourgeois MK, Ringli M, Bast T, Critelli H, Schmitt B, Huber R
2014, Epilepsia https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.12576

Development of brain EEG connectivity across early childhood: does sleep play a role? 

Kurth S, Achermann P, Rusterholz T, LeBourgeois MK
2013, Brain Sciences https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci3041445

The sleep EEG topography in children and adolescents shows sex differences in language areas. 

Ringli M, Kurth S, Huber R, Jenni OG 
2013, International Journal of Psychophysiology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.04.008

The effects of caffeine on sleep and maturational markers in the rat. 

Olini N, Kurth S, Huber R
2013, PLoS One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072539

Topography of sleep slow wave activity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Ringli M, Souissi S, Kurth S, Brandeis D, Jenni OG, Huber R
2013, Cortex https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2012.07.007

Mapping the electrophysiological marker of sleep depth reveals skill maturation in children and adolescents.

Kurth S, Ringli M, LeBourgeois MK, Geiger A, Buchmann A, Jenni OG, Huber R
2012, NeuroImage https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.03.053

Sleep electroencephalography topography and children’s intellectual ability. 

Geiger A, Huber R, Kurth S, Ringli M, Achermann P, Jenni OG
2012, Neuroreport https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834e7e8f

Anatomical markers of sleep slow wave activity derived from structural magnetic resonance images. 

Buchmann A, Kurth S, Ringli M, Geiger A, Jenni OG, Huber R
2011, Journal of Sleep Research https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00916.x

EEG sleep slow-wave activity as a mirror of cortical maturation.

Buchmann A, Ringli M, Kurth S, Schaerer M, Geiger A, Jenni OG, Huber R
2011, Cerebral Cortex https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhq129

The sleep EEG as a marker of intellectual ability in school age children.

Geiger A, Huber R, Kurth S, Ringli M, Jenni OG, Achermann P
2011, Sleep https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/34.2.181

Characteristics of sleep slow waves in children and adolescents. 

Kurth S, Jenni OG, Riedner BA, Tononi G, Carskadon MA, Huber R
2010, Sleep https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/33.4.475

Mapping of Cortical Activity in the First Two Decades of Life: A High-Density Sleep Electroencephalogram Study.

Kurth S, Ringli M, Geiger A, LeBourgeois MK, Jenni OG, Huber R
2010, Journal of Neuroscience, Cover Article https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2532-10.2010

Spatio-temporal properties of sleep slow waves and implications for development

Timofeev I, Schoch S, LeBourgeois M, Huber R, Riedner B, Kurth S 
Invited Review
2020, Current Opinion in Physiology/ Physiology of Sleep https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cophys.2020.01.007

Sleep and early cortical development.  

Kurth S, Olini N, Huber R, LeBourgeois MK
2015, Current Sleep Medicine Reports https://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-014-0002-8

Sleep Slow Oscillations and Cortical Maturation. 

Kurth S, Huber R
2012, Sleep and Brain Activity Ed Frank, M; Elsevier; ISBN: 9780123849953 https://www.elsevier.com/books/sleep-and-brain-activity/frank/978-0-12-384995-3

Up-to-date publication list:  

http://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=J2iWmzYAAAAJ&hl=de

Mon bébé ne dort pas: et si cela avait un rapport avec son estomac? Femina Magazine (2022, Interview, Français)

https://www.femina.ch/forme/sante/mon-bebe-ne-dort-pas-et-si-cela-avait-un-rapport-avec-son-estomac

Schlafmuster von Babys hängt mit Darmbakterien zusammen, Swiss National Science Foundation (2021, Interview, E/D/F)

https://snf.ch/de/74PsYgHjapvYsiZr/news/schlafmuster-von-babys-haengt-mit-darmbakterien-zusammen
Detailed Press Review

Le sommeil influe sur la flore intestinale dès notre plus jeune âge, RTS National Radio (2021, Interview, Français)

https://pages.rts.ch/la-1ere/programmes/cqfd/12708694-le-sommeil-influe-sur-la-flore-intestinale-des-notre-plus-jeune-age-24-12-2021.html?mediaShare=1

Gut Schlafen während der Pandemie, WIBLOW, Verein Wissenstransfer und Wissensförderung (2021, Report, Deutsch)

https://wiblo.ch/gut-schlafen-waehrend-der-pandemie/

Warum Eltern Yoga machen sollten, damit ihre Kinder besser schlafen, Alma & Georges, Online Magazine University of Fribourg (2021, Interview, Deutsch)

https://www.unifr.ch/alma-georges/articles/2021/warum-eltern-yoga-machen-sollten-damit-ihre-kinder-besser-schlafen?lang=de

L’enfant a un autre sommeil, La Gruyère (2020, Interview, Français)

https://www.lagruyere.ch/2020/06/l’enfant-un-autre-sommeil.html

Experiment Lockdown: Auch in Sachen Schlaf, Alma & Georges, Online Magazine University of Fribourg (2020, Report, Deutsch)

https://www3.unifr.ch/alma-georges/articles/2020/experiment-lockdown-auch-in-sachen-schlaf?lang=de

Kinder schlafen anders, Universitas, Journal of the University of Fribourg (2020, Report, Deutsch)

https://www3.unifr.ch/universitas/de/ausgaben/2019-2020/narcissisme/kinder-schlafen-anders.html

Kinder schlafen anders, University of Fribourg (2020, Media Communication, Deutsch)

http://www.unifr.ch/news/de/23055/

Le sommeil des enfants est différent du nôtre, University of Fribourg (2020, Media Communication, Français)

http://www.unifr.ch/news/fr/23055/

Schafen wie ein Baby, ETH Magazine “Polykum” (2018, Report, Deutsch)

https://vseth.ethz.ch/wp-content/uploads/Polykum-1718-5_small.pdf

Developing brain regions in children hardest hit by sleep deprivation, University of Zurich (2016, Media Communication, English/ Deutsch)

https://www.media.uzh.ch/en/Press-Releases/archive/2016/Sleep-deprivation-in-children-.html

Beta Test: Another reason why kids need sleep, Colorado Public Radio (2014, Interview, English)

https://www.cpr.org/show-segment/beta-test-another-reason-why-kids-need-sleep/