Semkiv K, Zhang J, Ferster ML, Karlen W. Artifact detection and localization in single-channel mobile EEG for sleep research using deep learning and attention mechanisms. arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.08469. 2025;

Schreiner SJ, Horlacher J, Fattinger S, Renerts K, Brogli L, Kämpf L, Scandella M, Poryazova R, Valko PO, Ferster L, others . Auditory Enhancement of Sleep Slow Waves in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study. medRxiv. 2025; 2025—01.

Leach S, Fattinger S, Krugliakova E, Skorucak J, Sousouri G, Snipes S, Schühle S, Ferster ML, Da Poian G, Karlen W, others . Local modulation of sleep slow waves depends on timing between auditory stimuli. bioRxiv. 2025; 2025—03.

Semkiv K, Karlen W. Minimal-Input Deep Learning for Remote Screening of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. MedRXiv. 2025;      [DOI] 

Huwiler S, Ferster ML, Brogli L, Huber R, Karlen W, Lustenberger C. Sleep and cardiac autonomic modulation in older adults: Insights from an at-home study with auditory deep sleep stimulation. Journal of Sleep Research. 2025; 34(2):e14328.

Leach S, Krugliakova E, Sousouri G, Snipes S, Skorucak J, Schühle S, Müller M, Ferster ML, Da Poian G, Karlen W, others . Acoustically evoked K-complexes together with sleep spindles boost verbal declarative memory consolidation in healthy adults. Scientific Reports. 2024; 14(1):19184.

Aziri F, Albrecht J, Altermatt S, Baumann C, Brotschi B, Ferster ML, Karlen W, Krayenbuhl N, Merakli SM, Tuura R, others . Assessing sleep structure in children after mild traumatic brain injury with at-home EEG monitoring over multiple nights. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024.

Leach S, Krugliakova E, Sousouri G, Snipes S, Skorucak J, Schühle S, Müller M, Ferster L, Da Poian G, Karlen W, others . Down-phase-targeted auditory stimulation as a technique to assess the relationship between characteristic sleep oscillations and memory consolidation. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024.

Kasties V, Meier N, Moser N, Sassenburg R, Karlen W, Ferster ML, Fattinger S, Maric A, Huber R. Longer Interstimulus Intervals Enhance Efficacy of Automated Phase-Targeted Auditory Stimulation on Procedural Memory Consolidation. bioRxiv. 2024; 2024—12.

Krugliakova E, Volk C, Birnbaum N, Gutjahr D, Gerstenberg M, Ferster M, Da Poian G, Karlen W, Jaramillo V, Huber R. Phase-targeted auditory stimulation during sleep to boost cross-frequency coupling between slow waves and spindles in children with ADHD. Sleep Medicine. 2024; 11525—26.

Huwiler S, Ferster ML, Brogli L, Huber R, Karlen W, Lustenberger C. Sleep and cardiac autonomic modulation in older adults: Insights from an at-home study with auditory deep sleep stimulation. Journal of Sleep Research. 2024; e14328.

Moser N, Horlacher J, Schreiner S, Sassenburg R, Ferster M, Kampf L, Mutschler V, Skorucak J, Fattinger S, Karlen W, others . Sleeping soundly: exploring the effect of auditory stimulation during sleep on daytime sleepiness in Parkinson’s disease. Sleep Medicine. 2024; 115S241—S242.

Recher D, Rohde J, Da Poian G, Henninger M, Brogli L, Huber R, Karlen W, Lustenberger C, Kleim B. Targeted memory reactivation during sleep improves emotional memory modulation following imagery rescripting. Translational Psychiatry. 2024; 14(1):490.

Leach S, Krugliakova E, Sousouri G, Snipes S, Skorucak J, Schühle S, Müller M, Ferster M, Da Poian G, Karlen W, others . The missing link between acoustically evoked K-complexes and verbal memory consolidation during sleep. Sleep Medicine. 2024; 115S199.

Leach S, Fattinger S, Schühle S, Mueller M, Ferster L, Da Poian G, Karlen W, Huber R. The timing between stimuli matters when modulating slow-wave activity with phase-targeted auditory stimulation during sleep. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024.

Schreiner S, Fattinger S, Horlacher J, Da Poian G, Kampf L, Brogli L, Karlen W, Huber R, Baumann C, Maric A. Enhancement of Deep Sleep in People with Parkinson Disease Using Auditory Stimulation of Slow Waves at Home. In: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2023. p. S49—S50.

Tilborg PJ, Tolner EA, Meijer OC, Boon MR, Upton TJ, Lightman SL, Karlen W, Terwindt GM, Lammers GJ, Fronczek R. The enigmatic triangle of cluster headache attacks, sleep and the biological clock: rationale and protocol of the CIESTA study. In: CEPHALALGIA. 2023. p. 84—85.

Lustenberger C, Ferster ML, Huwiler S, Brogli L, Werth E, Huber R, Karlen W. Auditory deep sleep stimulation in older adults at home: a randomized crossover trial. Communications Medicine. 2022; 2(1):30.      [DOI]      [Datei] 

Schreiner S, Fattinger S, Horlacher J, Da Poian G, Kampf L, Scandella M, Sassenburg R, Jaramillo V, Brogli L, Karlen W, others . Auditory Slow Wave Activity Enhancement during Sleep in Patients with {{Parkinson}} Disease. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2022.

Krugliakova E, Volk C, Ferster M, Da Poian G, Karlen W, Huber R. Auditory Stimulation during Sleep Boosts Slow-Wave-Spindles Coupling in Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2022.

Ferster ML, Da Poian G, Menachery K, Schreiner S, Lustenberger C, Maric A, Huber R, Baumann C, Karlen W. Benchmarking real-time algorithms for in-phase auditory stimulation of low amplitude slow waves with wearable EEG devices during sleep. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 2022; 69(9):2916-25.      [DOI]      [Datei] 

Krugliakova E, Skorucak J, Sousouri G, Leach S, Snipes S, Ferster ML, Da Poian G, Karlen W, Huber R. Boosting Recovery during Sleep by Means of Auditory Stimulation. Frontiers in neuroscience. 2022; 16      [DOI] 

Schneider N, Ferster M, Lustenberger C, Schlegel J, Schmid P, Lane L, Karlen W, Huber R, Baumann C, Maric A. Can Phase-Targeted Auditory Stimulation (PTAS) during Sleep Counteract Effects of Chronic Sleep Restriction?. In: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2022.

Chiu N, Huwiler S, Ferster ML, Karlen W, Wu H, Lustenberger C. Get rid of the beat in mobile EEG applications: A framework towards automated cardiogenic artifact detection and removal in single-channel EEG. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 2022; 72(A):103220.      [DOI]      [Datei] 

Sousouri G, Krugliakova E, Skorucak J, Leach S, Snipes S, Ferster ML, Da Poian G, Karlen W, Huber R. Neuromodulation by means of phase-locked auditory stimulation affects key marker of excitability and connectivity during sleep. Sleep. 2022; 45(1):zsab204.      [DOI]      [Datei]