Tweaking dreams: non-invasive modulation of the level and content of mental activity during sleep

Project Information

TweakDreams

Grant agreement ID: 948891

DOI

10.3030/948891

EC signature date 16 December 2020

Start date 1 May 2021

End date 30 April 2027

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 488 270,00

EU contribution

€ 1 488 270,00

Coordinated by

SCUOLA IMT (ISTITUZIONI, MERCATI, TECNOLOGIE) ALTI STUDI DI LUCCA
Italy

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Deliverables

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (7)

Cardiovascular Responses to Natural and Auditory Evoked Slow Waves Predict Post‐Sleep Cardiac Function

Author(s): Giulia Alessandrelli, Stephanie Huwiler, Giulio Bernardi, Manuel Carro‐Domínguez, Fabia Stich, Rossella Sala, Florent Aziri, Anna Trippel, Susanne Markendorf, David Niederseer, Philipp Bohm, Pietro Cerveri, Francesca Siclari, Reto Huber, Nicole Wenderoth, Christian Schmied, Caroline Lustenberger
Published in: Journal of Sleep Research, 2026, ISSN 0962-1105
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/jsr.70354

Immersive NREM2 dreaming preserves subjective sleep depth against declining sleep pressure

Author(s): Adriana Michalak, Davide Marzoli, Francesco Pietrogiacomi, Damiana Bergamo, Valentina Elce, Bianca Pedreschi, Giorgia Mosca, Alessandro Navari, Michele Emdin, Emiliano Ricciardi, Giacomo Handjaras, Giulio Bernardi
Published in: PLOS Biology, Issue 24, 2026, Page(s) e3003683, ISSN 1545-7885
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003683

Influencing dreams through sensory stimulation: A systematic review

Author(s): Salvesen, L.; Capriglia, E.; Dresler, M.; Dresler, M.; Bernardi, G.
Published in: Sleep Medicine Reviews, Issue Volume 74, 2024, ISSN 1087-0792
Publisher: W. B. Saunders Co., Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101908

Memory reactivations during sleep: a neural basis of dream experiences?

Author(s): Claudia Picard-Deland, Giulio Bernardi, Lisa Genzel, Martin Dresler, Sarah F. Schoch
Published in: Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Issue Volume 27, Issue 6, 2023, Page(s) 568-582, ISSN 1364-6613
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.02.006

The effects of RBD medications on dream content: A critical review of evidence

Author(s): Giorgia Bontempi, Elena Capriglia, Giulio Bernardi, Valentina Elce
Published in: Sleep Medicine, Issue 136, 2026, Page(s) 106878, ISSN 1389-9457
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106878

Individual traits and experiences predict the content of dreams

Author(s): Valentina Elce, Giorgia Bontempi, Serena Scarpelli, Bianca Pedreschi, Pietro Pietrini, Luigi De Gennaro, Michele Bellesi, Giulio Bernardi, Giacomo Handjaras
Published in: Communications Psychology, Issue 4, 2026, ISSN 2731-9121
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/s44271-026-00447-2

The Language of Dreams: Application of Linguistics-Based Approaches for the Automated Analysis of Dream Experiences

Author(s): Valentina Elce; Giacomo Handjaras; Giulio Bernardi
Published in: Clocks & Sleep, Issue Volume 3, Issue 3, 2021, ISSN 2624-5175
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep3030035