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Fabio Ferrarelli

Director, Sleep and Schizophrenia Program · UPMC Medical Education

Credentials: · · ·

History

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2026–Present
UPMC Medical Education
Present
UPMC Medical Education
Present

Psychiatry
Western Psychiatry Institute and Clinic of UPMC
2012–2015
Neuroscience, Catholic University of Sacred Heart
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia 'Agostino Gemelli'
1994–1998

Research

Breakdown of cortical effective connectivity during sleep
Science · 2005 · 1,070 citations
The sleep slow oscillation as a traveling wave
Journal of Neuroscience · 2004 · 888 citations
Arm immobilization causes cortical plastic changes and locally decreases sleep slow wave activity
Nature Neuroscience · 2006 · 430 citations

Michael Peterson
15 papers · 6 as a fellow
Mary Phillips
7 papers
Ruth Benca
6 papers
Bianca Graziano
4 papers
Eric Landsness
4 papers
Ned Kalin
4 papers
Daniel Buysse
3 papers
Deepak Sarpal
3 papers
Susanne Ahmari
3 papers
Zafiris Daskalakis
3 papers
Alena Stasenko
2 papers
AT
April Thames
2 papers

Grants

Modulating Ventral Striatal Activity and Connectivity with Transcranial Focused Ultrasound as a Putative Novel Intervention for Cocaine Use Disorder
National Institute on Drug Abuse · UH3
PI · $972.4K · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2024–2029
Establishing That Sleep Spindle and Slow Wave Deficits Are Present, Are Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction, and Can Be Acutely Manipulated in Early Course Schizophrenia
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $3.1M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2023–2028
Enhancing Prefrontal Oscillatory Activity and Working Memory Performance with Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Early-Course Schizophrenia
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $3.5M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2021–2027
Modulating Ventral Striatal Activity and Connectivity with Transcranial Focused Ultrasound as a Putative Novel Intervention for Cocaine Use Disorder
National Institute on Drug Abuse · UG3
PI · $1.4M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2024–2026

Clinical trials

Restoring Spindle and Thalamocortical Efficiency in Early-Course Schizophrenia Patients Using Auditory Stimulation
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Fabio Ferrarelli
2023–2028
Examining the Impact of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (tFUS) on Reward Neural Circuitry
Principal investigator · Withdrawn
Mary Phillips, MD MD (Cantab)
2023–2024
Examining the Effect of EEG-guided Theta Burst Stimulation in Bipolar Disorder
Principal investigator · Completed
Mary Phillips, MD MD (Cantab)
2022–2023
Enhancing Prefrontal Oscillations and Working Memory in Early-course Schizophrenia
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Fabio Ferrarelli
2021–2026