Venerdì 5 e sabato 6 giugno, presso l’Aula Magna dell’Area Bruno Pontecorvo (Edificio E, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3) avrà luogo la VII edizione del Simposio “11 minutes of sleep” in occasione del conferimento del “Pisa Sleep Award”,che nel 2026 è stato assegnato a Peter Achermann.
L’evento si svolge con il patrocinio dell’Università e dell’AOUP – Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, oltre che di SINC – Società Italiana di Neurofisiologia Clinica, AIMS –Accademia Italiana Medicina del Sonno e AITN – Associazione Italiana Tecnici Neurofisiopatologia.
The award
The Pisa Sleep Award, a joint initiative by Prof. Piero Salzarulo and Prof. Luigi Murri, is a well established tradition in the field of sleep research, first instituted in 1994 and sponsored every two years by the School of Medicine of the University of Pisa. The Award recognizes a European scientist
whose career has been devoted to the study of sleep, including its physiology and disorders, and whose
contribution has representedanoutstanding advance in sleep medicine. The 7th “11 Minutes of Sleep” Symposium builds on the successful experience of previous editions (2014, 2016,2018, 2021, 2022, 2024).
Programma
Venerdì 5 giugno
15:10–15:45
Opening Remarks & Institutional Greetings
Riccardo Zucchi, Rector, University of Pisa
Angelo Gemignani, President, School of Medicine
Enrica Bonanni, Director, Pisa Sleep Center
Roberto Ceravolo, Director, Neurology Residency Program
Katia Belvedere, Director, Pisa University Hospital
Lino Nobili, President, AIMS
11 minutes of sleep – Session I – Sleep and Other Vigilance States
15:45–16:45
Chair: Monica Puligheddu, Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
Tom Deboer
From Process C to Process S and back: insights from animal models
Monica Puligheddu
Vigilance and Quiescence: Physiological Bounds of Sleep in Miniature Organisms
Luca Baldelli
Agrypnia excitata and intermediate state of being:an update in 2026
Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
Vigilance and Arousal During Hypometabolic States: Insights from Torpor and Anesthesia
Pisa Sleep Award Ceremony
17:00–17:15
Award Presentation
17:15–17:45
Official Laudatio for the Awardee
Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
17:45–18:00
Award Ceremony: Official presentation of the Pisa Sleep Award, Acceptance speech
Peter Achermann
18:00–19:00
Keynote Lecture
Peter Achermann
19.00-20.30
Networking Aperitif & Celebration
Sabato 6 giugno
11 minutes of sleep – Session II – Local Sleep, Sleepiness and EEG Activity
08:30–09:30
Chair: Marcello Massimini, Monica Francesca Puligheddu
Simone Sarasso
Sleep-like local and global cortical dynamics after brain injury
Raffaele Ferri
Delta activity in wake and sleep in neurodegeneration
Giuseppe Plazzi
Sleepiness in narcolepsy: neurophysiological variables and effects of treatment
Carolina Lombardi
Residual sleepiness in OSAS: a different entity?
11 minutes of sleep – Session III – New Technology and Algorithms for Sleep
09:30–10:30
Chair: Giulio Bernardi, Ugo Faraguna
Jelena Skorucak
New AI-based technologies for sleep monitoring in children with epilepsy
Ornella Gnarra
Actigraphy and neurodegenerative process: a technological prospective
Maria Paola Tramonti Fantozzi
Is automation of polysomnographic analysis possible?
Alessandro Silvani
Toward better evaluation of novel sleep technologies
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break
11 minutes of sleep – Session IV – Insomnia and Sleep Fragmentation
11:00–12:00
Chair: Luigi Ferini Strambi, Rosalia Silvestri
Laura Palagini
Insomnia in pregnancy and puerperium
Leila Tarokh
Adolescent sleep fragmentation and psychiatric comorbidity
Carolina Lombardi
Melatonin, light and insomnia
Luigi Ferini Strambi
New pharmacological approach and guidelines in insomnia
11 minutes of sleep – Session V – Sleep Apnea
12:00–13:00
Chair: Maria Rosaria Bonsignore, Carolina Lombardi
Stefania Redolfi
New technologies and new parameters for diagnosis and stratification
Maria Rosaria Bonsignore
Precision medicine in sleep apnea patients
Giulio Bernardi
Endotype and phenotype in sleep apnea: does one treatment fit all?
Michelangelo Maestri Tassoni
Are GLP-1 agonists the first option in obese patients with OSA?
