1. Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals
Duffet L, Kosar S, Panniello M, Viberti B, Bracey E, Zych A, Radoux-Mergault A, Zhou X, Dernic J, Ravotto L, Yuan-Chen Tsai, Figueiredo M, Tyagarajan S, Weber B, Stoeber M, Gogolla N, Schmidt M, Adamantidis A, Fellin T, Burdakov D, Patriarchi T. A genetically encoded sensor for ultrasensitive in vivo imaging of orexin neuropeptides. Nature Methods. 19:231-241. 2022.
Baillieul S, Dekkers M, Brill AK, Schmidt MH, Detante O, Pépin JL, Tamisier R, and Bassetti CLA. Sleep apnoea and ischemic stroke: current knowledge and future directions. Lancet Neurology. 21:78-88. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00321-5. 2022.
Viberti B, Branca L, Bellini S, Bassetti CLA, Adamantidis A, and Schmidt M. Narcolepsy and the Dissociation of REM Sleep and Cataplexy through Ambient Temperature Manipulation. BioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2021.12.29.474449. 2021.
Zunkovic B and Schmidt MH. Sleep: The great adaptive diversity. Curr. Biol. 21: R1527-R1530. 2021.
Schmidt MH, Dekkers MPJ, Baillieul S, Jendoubi J, Wulf MA, Wenz E, Fregolente L, Vorster A, Gnarra O, and Bassetti CLA. Measuring Sleep, Wakefulness, and Circadian Functions in Neurologic Disorders. Sleep Med. Clin. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2021.08.005. 2021.
Schindler KA, Nef T, Baud M, Tzovara A, Yilmaz F, Tinkhauser G, Gerber S, Gnarra O, Warncke J, Schmidt MH, Krack P, Fröhlich F, Sznitman R, Rothen S and Bassetti CLA. NeuroTec sitem-insel Bern: closing the last mile in neurology. Clin. Transl. Neurosci. https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn5020013. 5(2), 13. 2021.
Rakusa M, Sieminski M, Rakusa S, Falup-Pecurariu C, Fronzcek R, Hidalgo H, Muntean ML, Pijpers A, Cochen De Cock V, Pizza F, Schmidt MH, Schreier D, Baldin E, Bassetti CLA, Kallweit U. Awakening to sleep disorders in Europe: survey on education, knowledge, and treatment competence of European residents and neurologists. Eur. J. Neurol. doi: 10.1111/ene.14954. 2021.
Dietmann A, Wenz E, Ringli M, Van der Meer J, Warncke J, Edwards E, Schmidt MH, Bernasconi C, Nirkko A, Strub M, Miano S, Manconi M, Acker J, von Manitius S, Baumann C, Valko PO, Zhang Z, Largiadèr CR, Tafti M, Latorre D, Sallusto F, Khatami R, Bassetti CLA. The Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Cohort Study (SPHYNCS): Study Protocol for a prospective, multi-center cohort observational study. J Sleep Res. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13296. 2021.
Duss SB, Brill AK, Baillieul S, Horvath T, Zubler F, Flügel D, Kägi G, Benz G, Bernasconi C, Ott SR, Korostovtseva L, Sviryaev Y, Salih F, Endres M, Tamisier R, Gouveris H, Winter Y, Denier N, Wiest R, Arnold M, Schmidt MH, Pépin JL, Bassetti CLA. Effect of early sleep apnoea treatment with adaptive servo-ventilation in acute stroke patients on cerebral lesion evolution and neurological outcomes: study protocol for a multicentre, randomized controlled, rater-blinded, clinical trial (eSATIS: early Sleep Apnoea Treatment in Stroke). Trials. 22(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04977-w, 2021.
Adamantidis AR, Schmidt MH, Carter ME, Burdakov D, Peyron D, and Scammell TE. A circuit perspective on narcolepsy. SLEEP. (doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz296), 2020.
Blumberg MS, Lesku JA, Libourel PA, Schmidt MH, and Rattenborg NC. What is REM sleep? Curr. Biol. 30:R38–R49 (doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.045), 2020.
Komagata N, Latifi B, Rusterholz T, Bassetti C, Adamantidis A, Schmidt MH. Dynamic REM sleep modulation by ambient temperature and the critical role of the melanin concentrating hormone system. Curr. Biol. 29:1976-1987 (doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.009), 2019.
Bargiotas P, Dietmann A, Haynes AG, Kallweit U, Calle MG, Schmidt MH, Mathis J, Bassetti CL. The Swiss Narcolepsy Scale (SNS) and its short form (sSNS) for the discrimination of narcolepsy in patients with hypersomnolence: a cohort study based on the Bern Sleep-Wake Database. J Neurol. 266:2137-2143 (doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09365-2), 2019.
Latifi B, Adamantidis A, Bassetti C, and Schmidt MH: Sleep-wake cycling and energy conservation: Role of hypocretin and the lateral hypothalamus in dynamic state-dependent resource optimization. Frontiers Neurol., 9:1-16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00790), 2018.
Schmidt MH. Sleep-related erection neurophysiology: a journey of discovery. Sleep Med. 49:24-27. 2018.
Lin JS, Roussel B, Gaspar A, Zhao Y, Hou Y, Schmidt MH, Jouvet A, Jouvet M. The unfinished journey with modafinil and discovery of a novel population of modafinil-immunoreactive neurons. Sleep Med. 49:40-52, 2018.
Alexiev F, Brill AK, Ott SR, Duss S, Schmidt MH, Bassetti CL. Sleep-disordered breathing and stroke: Chicken or egg? J. Thorac. Dis. 10(Suppl 34):S4244-S4252. (doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.66), 2018.
Holfinger S, Roy A, and Schmidt MH. Stevens-Johnsons syndrome after armodafinil use, J. Clin. Sleep. Med. 14:885-887, 2018.
Schmidt MH, Swang TW, Hamilton IM, Best JA. State-dependent metabolic partitioning and energy conservation: A theoretical framework for understanding the function of sleep. PLoS One. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185746. 2017.
Kallweit U, Schmidt MH, Bassetti C. Patient-reported measures of narcolepsy: The need for better assessment. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 13:737, 2017.
Ott SR, Korostovtseva L, Schmidt MH, Horvath T, Brill AK, Bassetti CL. Sleep-disordered breathing: clinical features, pathophysiology and diagnosis. Swiss Med Wkly. 22:147, (doi: 10.4414/smw.2017.14436). 2017.
Duss SB, Seiler A, Schmidt MH, Pace M, Adamantidis A, Müri RM, Bassetti CL. The role of sleep in recovery following ischemic stroke. Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms. 2:94-105, 2017.
Schmidt MH. The energy allocation function of sleep: A unifying theory of sleep, torpor, and continuous wakefulness. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. 47:122-153, 2014.
Winkelman JW, Bogan RK, Schmidt MH, Hudson JD, DeRossett SE, Hill-Zabala CE. Randomized polysomnography study of gabapentin enacarbil in subjects with restless legs syndrome. Movement Disorders. 26: 2065-2072, 2011.
Nout YS, Culp E, Schmidt MH, Tovar CA, Pröschel C, Mayer-Pröschel M, Noble MD, Beattie MS, Bresnahan JC. Glial restricted precursor cell transplant with cyclic adenosine monophosphate improved some autonomic functions but resulted in a reduced graft size after spinal cord contusion injury in rats. Experimental Neurology. 227:159-271, 2011
Schmidt MH. Apnée obstructive du sommeil et dysfunction erectile. Médecine du Sommeil. 8:69-77 2011.
Schmidt MH. In Memoriam: A Tribute to an Unsung Hero. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 7:119, 2011.
Salas JCT, Iwasaki H, Jodo E, Schmidt MH, Kawauchi A, Miki T, Kayama Y, Otsuki M, Koyama Y. Penile erection and micturition events triggered by electrical stimulation of the mesopontine tegmental area. Am. J. Phyiol. 294:R102-R111, 2008.
Soukhova-O’Hare GK, Schmidt MH, Nozdrachev AD, Gozal D. A novel mouse model for assessment of male sexual function. Physiol. Behav. 91:535-543, 2007.
Nout YS, Bresnahan JC, Culp E, Tovar CA, Beattie MS, Schmidt MH. Novel technique for simultaneous monitoring of micturition and sexual function in male rats using telemetry. Am. J. Phyiol. Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 292:1359-1367, 2007.
Schmidt MH, Koshal VB, Schmidt HS. The use of pramipexole in REM sleep behavior disorder: Results from a case series. Sleep Medicine. 7:418-426, 2006.
Bogan RK, Fry JM, Schmidt MH, Carson SW, Ritchie SY. Ropinirole in the treatment of patients with restless legs syndrome: A US-based randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Myao Clin. Proc. 81:17-27, 2006.
Hirshkowitz M, Schmidt MH. Sleep-related erections: clinical perspectives and neural mechanisms. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 9:311-329, 2005.
Nout YS, Schmidt MH, Tovar CA, Culp E. Beattie MS, Bresnahan JC. Telemetric monitoring of corpus spongiosum penis pressures in conscious rats for assessment of micturition and sexual function following spinal cord injury. J. Neurotrauma, 22:429-441, 2005.
Allen R, Becker PM, Bogan R, Schmidt MH, Kushida CA, Fry JM, Poceta JS, Winslow D. Ropinirole decreases periodic leg movements and improves sleep parameters in patients with restless legs syndrome. Sleep, 27:907-914, 2004.
Schmidt MH, Schmidt HS. Sleep-related erections: Neural mechanisms and clinical significance. Cur. Neurol Neurosci Reports, 4:170-178, 2004.
Boissard R, Gervasoni D, Schmidt MH, Barbagli B, Fort P, Luppi PH. The rat ponto-medullary network responsible for paradoxical sleep onset and maintenance: a combined microinjection and functional neuroanatomical study. Eur. J. Neuroscience, 16:1959-1973, 2002.
Schmidt MH, Valatx JL, Sakai K, Fort P, Jouvet M. Role of the lateral preoptic area in sleep-related erectile mechanisms and sleep generation in the rat. J. Neuroscience, 20:6640-6647, 2000.
Schmidt MH, Sakai K, Valatx JL, Jouvet M. The effects of spinal or mesencephalic transections on sleep-related erections and ex-copula penile reflexes in the rat. Sleep, 22:409-418, 1999.
Schmidt MH, Valatx JL, Sakai K, Debilly G, Jouvet M. Corpus spongiosum penis pressure and perineal muscle activity during reflexive erections in the rat. Am. J. Physiol., 269:R904-R913, 1995.
Lavoisier P, Aloui R, Schmidt MH, Watrelot A. Clitoral blood flow increases following vaginal pressure stimulation. Arch. Sex. Behav., 24:37-45, 1995.
Schmidt MH, Valatx JL, Schmidt HS, Wauquier A, Jouvet M. Experimental evidence of penile erections during paradoxical sleep in the rat. NeuroReport, 5:561-564, 1994.
Schmidt MH, Schmidt HS. The ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus muscles in mammalian penile rigidity. Sleep, 16:171-183, 1993.
Lavoisier P, Aloui R, Schmidt MH, Gally M. Elévation suprasystolique de la pression intra-caverneuse secondaire à une stimulation du gland. Ann. Urol. 27:166-171, 1993.
Lavoisier P, Aloui R, Schmidt MH, Gally. Augmentation importante du débit artériel périnéal secondaire à une stimulation du gland. Ann. Urol. 27:172-175, 1993.
Lavoisier P, Schmidt MH, Aloui R. Intracavernous pressure increases and perineal muscle contractions in response to pressure stimulation of the glans penis. Int. J. Impotence Res., 4;157-164, 1992.
Lavoisier P, Aloui R, Schmidt MH. Evidence for a perineal vascular response induced by glans pressure stimulation. Int. J. Impotence res., 4:95-101, 1992.
2. Contributions to Books
Schmidt MH, Lippert J, Adamantidis A, Huber R, Die noramale schlafphysiologie. In: Handbuch Schlafmedizin, Elsevier, Munich, 2020.
Hermann DM, Schmidt MH, Bassetti CL. Sleep disorders associated with stroke. In: Sleep Disorders in Neurology: A Practical Approach, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Pages 301-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118777251.ch21, 2018.
Schmidt M. Impotence and Erectile Problems in Sleep Medicine. In: Chokroverty S., Billiard M. (eds) Sleep Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Development, Clinical Milestones, and Advances in Treatment. Springer, New York, NY. Pages: 457-463, 2015.
Bañuelos S, Best J, Huguet G, Prieto-Langarica A and Pyzza, Pamela B, Schmidt MH, Wilson S. Effects of Thermoregulation on Human Sleep Patterns: A Mathematical Model of Sleep--Wake Cycles with REM--NREM Subcircuit. In: Applications of Dynamical Systems in Biology and Medicine. Springer. Pages: 123-147, 2015.
Schmidt MH. Fonction sexuelle et sommeil. In Billiard M and Dauvilliers Y (eds): Les Troubles du Sommeil, 2nd edition. Elsevier Masson SAS, 2012.
Schmidt MH. Neural mechanisms of sleep-related penile erections. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th edition, Philadelphia, Elsevier Saunders, pp 305-317, 2005.
Schmidt MH and Schmidt HS. Sleep-related erections: historical background, technical considerations and clinical indications. Clinical Neurophysiology of Sleep Disorders: Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 6. Chapter 24, In Guilleminault C (ed): Elsevier, pp. 293-304, 2005.
Schmidt MH. Innovations in CPAP therapy. Advance. 12:54-57, 2003.
Schmidt MH, Schmidt HS. Erection, penile, sleep-related. Encycopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2:297-300, 2003.
Schmidt MH. Sleep-related penile erections. In Kryger MH, Roth R, Dement WC (eds): Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 3rd edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., pp 305-318, 2000.
