Lorenzo Tonetti

Lorenzo Tonetti is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology 'Renzo Canestrari' of the University of Bologna. His research focuses on sleep physiology, circadian rhythms, and their impact on cognitive and behavioral outcomes in clinical and healthy populations. He has expertise in actigraphy, EEG analysis, and prospective memory assessment.

Key research themes include sleep inertia mechanisms, chronotype effects on academic performance, and neuroacoustic interventions for sleep regulation. He explores sleep-related disorders in populations such as ADHD patients, Huntington’s disease patients, and multiple sclerosis patients, emphasizing translational clinical applications.

Recent work analyzes the bidirectional relationships between sleep patterns and nutritional/anthropometric indices, as well as the role of musical stimuli in sleep induction. His studies often employ longitudinal designs and advanced statistical methodologies like meta-analyses.

Publications span topics from circadian asymmetries in motor activity to the validation of chronotype assessment tools. His research bridges basic neuroscience with applied clinical psychology, aiming to improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for sleep-related conditions.