John Axelsson

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About me

John Axelsson is an associate professor at Karolinska Institutet where he leads a research group in the interdisciplinary field of sleep, cognition and
health. With his research he aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of how sleep and sickness in the rapidly developing 24 hour society affects immune functioning and cognitive processes.

Research

Central research questions that we investigate: How do we adapt to sleep loss? Can more sleep speed up recovery when we are sick? How fast does the brain wake up from sleep? Why do individuals differ so much in their vulnerability to sleep loss? What role does sleep have for mental health and symptom severeity? Why do morning and evening types differ so much in behaviour?

Articles

Journal article: 2025
A multimodal brain imaging dataset on sleep deprivation in young and old humans
Nilsonne G; Tamm S; d'Onofrio P; Thuné HÅ; Schwarz J; Lavebratt-Holmquist C; Liu JJ; Månsson KNT; Sundelin T; Axelsson J; Lamm C; Petrovic P; Fransson P; Kecklund G; Fischer H; Lekander M; Åkerstedt T
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2025;34(1):e14276
Insomnia symptom severity and dynamics of arousal-related symptoms across the day
Balter LJT; van Someren EJW; Axelsson J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):28613
Understanding frustration triggers and emotional responses in driving situations
Yazdi H; Wickman C; Aust ML; Selbing I; Kowalski L; Axelsson J
Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2024;338:116006
Diurnal variation in anxiety and activity is influenced by chronotype and probable anxiety-related disorder status
Cox RC; Wright Jr KP; Axelsson J; Balter LJT
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2024;14(1):284
Sleep profiles of different psychiatric traits
Axelsson J; van Someren EJW; Balter LJT
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2024;14(1):237
The rhythm of mental health: the relationship of chronotype with psychiatric trait dimensions and diurnal variation in psychiatric symptoms
Balter LJT; Holding BC; Petrovic P; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024;33(3):e14054
Is snoozing losing? Why intermittent morning alarms are used and how they affect sleep, cognition, cortisol, and mood
Sundelin T; Landry S; Axelsson J
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2024;291(2019):20240171
Sleep and subjective age: protect your sleep if you want to feel young
Balter LJT; Axelsson J
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;15:1450429
Delusion-proneness predicts COVID-19 vaccination behavior
Acar K; Karagiannidou A; Olsson A; van Prooijen J-W; Balter LJT; Axelsson J; Ingvar M; Lebedev AV; Petrovic P
Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2023;114:74-75
The role of experimentally induced low-grade inflammation and sleep loss in psychiatric symptomatology and motivation
Balter LJT; Axelsson J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):16709
Human scent as a first-line defense against disease
Gordon AR; Lundstrom JN; Kimball BA; Karshikoff B; Sorjonen K; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2023;113:319-327
The walking sick: Perception of experimental sickness from biological motion
Hansson LS; Lasselin J; Tognetti A; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ; Sundelin T; Lekander M
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2023;32(4):e13815
Intelligence predicts better cognitive performance after normal sleep but larger vulnerability to sleep deprivation
Balter LJT; Sundelin T; Holding BC; Petrovic P; Axelsson J
Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2023;153:106110
Lipopolysaccharide-induced changes in the kynurenine pathway and symptoms of sickness behavior in humans
Balter LJT; Li X; Schwieler L; Erhardt S; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ; Lasselin J; Lekander M
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2023;32(2):e13725
Development and performance of a sleep estimation algorithm using a single accelerometer placed on the thigh: an evaluation against polysomnography
Johansson PJ; Crowley P; Axelsson J; Franklin K; Garde AH; Hettiarachchi P; Holtermann A; Kecklund G; Lindberg E; Ljunggren M; Stamatakis E; Haglow JT; Svartengren M
Journal article: EVOLUTION MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11(1):219-228
Humans can detect axillary odor cues of an acute respiratory infection in others
Tognetti A; Williams MN; Lybert N; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Article: EVOLUTION MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11(1):386-396
Discriminating between sick and healthy faces based on early sickness cues: an exploratory analysis of sex differences
Tognetti A; Thunell E; Zakrzewska M; Olofsson J; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Article: EVOLUTION MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11(1):219-228
Humans can detect axillary odor cues of an acute respiratory infection in others
Tognetti A; Williams MN; Lybert N; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2022;106:36
The walking sick: what predicts the detection of walking sick individuals?
Hansson LS; Lasselin J; Axelsson J; Tognetti A; Olsson MJ; Sundelin T; Lekander M
Article: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2022;12(10):1338
Experimental Sleep Deprivation Results in Diminished Perceptual Stability Independently of Psychosis Proneness
Balter LJT; Matheson GJ; Sundelin T; Sterzer P; Petrovic P; Axelsson J
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2022;99:9-16
Anterior insula morphology and vulnerability to psychopathology-related symptoms in response to acute inflammation
Mansson KNT; Lasselin J; Karshikoff B; Axelsson J; Engler H; Schedlowski M; Benson S; Petrovic P; Lekander M
Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2021;88:262-266
Poor sleep quality is associated with worse self-rated health in long sleep duration but not short sleep duration
Andreasson A; Axelsson J; Bosch JA; Balter LJT
Article: NATURE AND SCIENCE OF SLEEP. 2021;13:1955-1966
Do Mothers Have Worse Sleep Than Fathers? Sleep Imbalance, Parental Stress, and Relationship Satisfaction in Working Parents
Hardelin G; Holding BC; Reess T; Geranmayeh A; Axelsson J; Sundelin T
Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2021;98:4
Sickness and sleep health predict frustration and affective responses to a frustrating trigger
Balter LJT; Sundelin T; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2021;30(4):e13236
Does insufficient sleep affect how you learn from reward or punishment? Reinforcement learning after 2 nights of sleep restriction
Gerhardsson A; Porada DK; Lundstrom JN; Axelsson J; Schwarz J
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2021;288(1954):20210922
Human sickness detection is not dependent on cultural experience
Arshamian A; Sundelin T; Wnuk E; O'Meara C; Burenhult N; Rodriguez GG; Lekander M; Olsson MJ; Lasselin J; Axelsson J; Majid A
Article: NATURE AND SCIENCE OF SLEEP. 2021;13:775-789
Objective and Subjective Sleep in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Severe Seasonal Allergy: Preliminary Assessments of the Role of Sickness, Central and Peripheral Inflammation
Tamm S; Lensmar C; Andreasson A; Axelsson J; Moren AF; Grunewald J; Gyllfors P; Karshikoff B; Kosek E; Lampa J; Hoglund CO; Strand V; Cervenka S; Lekander M
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2021;93:420-424
Regulation of emotions during experimental endotoxemia: A pilot study
Hansson LS; Axelsson J; Petrovic P; Goranson SP; Olsson MJ; Lekander M; Lasselin J
Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY-COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING. 2021;6(3):290-298
Vulnerability in Executive Functions to Sleep Deprivation Is Predicted by Subclinical Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms
Floros O; Axelsson J; Almeida R; Tigerstrom L; Lekander M; Sundelin T; Petrovic P
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):1542
Sickness and sleep health predict frustration and affective responses to a frustrating trigger
Balter LJT; Sundelin T; Axelsson J
Article: FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;15:666146
Quantifying Cognitive Impairment After Sleep Deprivation at Different Times of Day: A Proof of Concept Using Ultra-Short Smartphone-Based Tests
Holding BC; Ingre M; Petrovic P; Sundelin T; Axelsson J
Journal article: THESCIENCEBREAKER. 2021;07(02)
Sleepiness can disturb our social life
Sundelin T; Holding BC; Axelsson J
Article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2021;8:661309
Deep Learning for Identification of Acute Illness and Facial Cues of Illness
Forte C; Voinea A; Chichirau M; Yeshmagambetova G; Albrecht LM; Erfurt C; Freundt LA; Oliveira e Carmo L; Henning RH; van der Horst ICC; Sundelin T; Wiering MA; Axelsson J; Epema AH
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2020;8:100130
Acute inflammation and psychomotor slowing: Experimental assessment using lipopolysaccharide administration in healthy humans
Handke A; Axelsson J; Benson S; Boy K; Weskamp V; Hasenberg T; Remy M; Hebebrand J; Foecker M; Brinkhoff A; Unteroberdoerster M; Engler H; Schedlowski M; Lasselin J
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2020;117(35):21209-21217
Sleepiness, sleep duration, and human social activity: An investigation into bidirectionality using longitudinal time-use data
Holding BC; Sundelin T; Schiller H; Akerstedt T; Kecklund G; Axelsson J
Article: SLEEP. 2020;43(6):zsz291
Sleepiness as motivation: a potential mechanism for how sleep deprivation affects behavior
Axelsson J; Ingre M; Kecklund G; Lekander M; Wright KPJ; Sundelin T
Article: PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2020;375(1800):20190272
People expressing olfactory and visual cues of disease are less liked
Sarolidou G; Axelsson J; Kimball BA; Sundelin T; Regenbogen C; Lundstrom JN; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;84:147-153
Biological motion during inflammation in humans
Lasselin J; Sundelin T; Wayne PM; Olsson MJ; Goeranson SP; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2020;2:100028
Patients with ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and chronic pain report similar level of sickness behavior as individuals injected with bacterial endotoxin at peak inflammation
Jonsjo MA; Astrom J; Jones MP; Karshikoff B; Lodin K; Holmstrom L; Agreus L; Wicksell RK; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Olsson GL; Kemani M; Andreasson A
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:1004
Olfactory Communication of Sickness Cues in Respiratory Infection
Sarolidou G; Tognetti A; Lasselin J; Regenbogen C; Lundstrom JN; Kimball BA; Garke M; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;8:415
The Association Between Shift Work and Immunological Biomarkers in Nurses
Bjorvatn B; Axelsson J; Pallesen S; Waage S; Vedaa O; Blytt KM; Buchvold HV; Moen BE; Thun E
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;83:309-314
Fatigue and sleepiness responses to experimental inflammation and exploratory analysis of the effect of baseline inflammation in healthy humans
Lasselin J; Karshikoff B; Axelsson J; Akerstedt T; Benson S; Engler H; Schedlowski M; Jones M; Lekander M; Andreasson A
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2019;28(6):e12860
The effect of sleep deprivation on objective and subjective measures of facial appearance
Holding BC; Sundelin T; Cairns P; Perrett DI; Axelsson J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):12478
The pain alarm response - an example of how conscious awareness shapes pain perception
Ponten M; Fust J; D'Onofrio P; van Dorp R; Sunnergard L; Ingre M; Axelsson J; Jensen K
Journal article: 2019
THE PAIN ALARM RESPONSE - HOW CONSCIOUS AWARENESS SHAPES PAIN
Pontén M; Fust J; D'Onofrio P; van Dorp R; Sunnergård L; Ingre M; Axelsson J; Jensen K
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2019;28(4):e12801
Mood impairment is stronger in young than in older adults after sleep deprivation
Schwarz J; Axelsson J; Gerhardsson A; Tamm S; Fischer H; Kecklund G; Akerstedt T
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2019;80:286-291
Emotional expressions of the sick face
Sarolidou G; Axelsson J; Sundelin T; Lasselin J; Regenbogen C; Sorjonen K; Lundstrom JN; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2019;79:236-243
Sleep during naturally occurring respiratory infections: A pilot study
Lasselin J; Ingre M; Regenbogen C; Olsson MJ; Garke M; Brytting M; Edgar R; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):8554
Framing effect, probability distortion, and gambling tendency without feedback are resistant to two nights of experimental sleep restriction
Sundelin T; Bayard F; Schwarz J; Cybulski L; Petrovic P; Axelsson J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):3131
Sleep deprivation and its effects on communication during individual and collaborative tasks
Holding BC; Sundelin T; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2019;28(1):e12744
Effect of sleep deprivation on emotional working memory
Gerhardsson A; Akerstedt T; Axelsson J; Fischer H; Lekander M; Schwarz J
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;10:605
Positivity Effect and Working Memory Performance Remains Intact in Older Adults After Sleep Deprivation
Gerhardsson A; Fischer H; Lekander M; Kecklund G; Axelsson J; Akerstedt T; Schwarz J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(3):e0212313
The effect of a transient immune activation on subjective health perception in two placebo controlled randomised experiments
Andreasson A; Karshikoff B; Lidberg L; Akerstedt T; Ingvar M; Hoglund CO; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(9):711-719
Detection of Inflammation via Volatile Cues in Human Urine
Gordon AR; Kimball BA; Sorjonen K; Karshikoff B; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Lundstrom JN; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2018;74:213-221
Sickness behavior is not all about the immune response: Possible roles of expectations and prediction errors in the worry of being sick
Lasselin J; Petrovic P; Olsson MJ; Goranson SP; Lekander M; Jensen KB; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 2018;23(11):1452-1463
A global measure of sickness behaviour: Development of the Sickness Questionnaire
Andreasson A; Wicksell RK; Lodin K; Karshikoff B; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2018;285(1870):20172430
Identification of acutely sick people and facial cues of sickness
Axelsson J; Sundelin T; Olsson MJ; Sorjonen K; Axelsson C; Lasselin J; Lekander M
Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2018;87:188-195
Communication of health in experimentally sick men and women: A pilot study
Lasselin J; Lekander M; Paues-Goranson S; Olsson MJ; Axelssona J
Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2017;182:27-33
Yawning, a thermoregulatory mechanism during fever? A study of yawning frequency and its predictors during experimentally induced sickness
Marraffa A; Lekander M; Solsjo P; Olsson MJ; Lasselin J; Axelsson J
Article: SLEEP. 2017;40(11):zsx145
Multimodal Emotion Recognition Is Resilient to Insufficient Sleep: Results From Cross-Sectional and Experimental Studies
Holding BC; Laukka P; Fischer H; Banziger T; Axelsson J; Sundelin T
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2017;26(5):567-571
Thank god it's Friday - sleep improved
Petersen H; Kecklund G; D'Onofrio P; Axelsson J; Akerstedt T
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2017;26(5):551-558
Impact of sleep inertia on visual selective attention for rare targets and the influence of chronotype
Ritchie HK; Burke TM; Dear TB; McHill AW; Axelsson J; Wright KPJ
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2017;114(24):6400-6405
Behavioral and neural correlates to multisensory detection of sick humans
Regenbogen C; Axelsson J; Lasselin J; Porada DK; Sundelin T; Peter MG; Lekander M; Lundstroem JN; Olsson MJ
Article: ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE. 2017;4(5):160918
Negative effects of restricted sleep on facial appearance and social appeal
Sundelin T; Lekander M; Sorjonen K; Axelsson J
Article: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;42(4):801-810
Lipopolysaccharide Alters Motivated Behavior in a Monetary Reward Task: a Randomized Trial
Lasselin J; Treadway MT; Lacourt TE; Soop A; Olsson MJ; Karshikoff B; Paues-Goranson S; Axelsson J; Dantzer R; Lekander M
Article: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2017;27(4):508-513
Circadian Entrainment to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle across Seasons and the Weekend
Stothard ER; McHill AW; Depner CM; Birks BR; Moehlman TM; Ritchie HK; Guzzetti JR; Chinoy ED; LeBourgeois MK; Axelsson J; Wright KPJ
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2017;60:312-318
Skin colour changes during experimentally-induced sickness
Henderson AJ; Lasselin J; Lekander M; Olsson MJ; Powis SJ; Axelsson J; Perrett DI
Article: JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2016;125(7):868-878
Health Anxiety in a Disease-Avoidance Framework: Investigation of Anxiety, Disgust and Disease Perception in Response to Sickness Cues
Hedman E; Lekander M; Karshikoff B; Ljotsson B; Axelsson E; Axelsson J
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:38-46
Why sickness hurts: A central mechanism for pain induced by peripheral inflammation
Karshikoff B; Jensen KB; Kosek E; Kalpouzos G; Soop A; Ingvar M; Hoglund CO; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2016;39(5):916-924
Low-grade inflammation may moderate the effect of behavioral treatment for chronic pain in adults
Lasselin J; Kemani MK; Kanstrup M; Olsson GL; Axelsson J; Andreasson A; Lekander M; Wicksell RK
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:30-37
Mood disturbance during experimental endotoxemia: Predictors of state anxiety as a psychological component of sickness behavior
Lasselin J; Elsenbruch S; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Karshikoff B; Grigoleit J-S; Engler H; Schedlowski M; Benson S
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;56:34-41
Intrinsic functional connectivity of insular cortex and symptoms of sickness during acute experimental inflammation
Lekander M; Karshikoff B; Johansson E; Soop A; Fransson P; Lundstrom JN; Andreasson A; Ingvar M; Petrovic P; Axelsson J; Nilsonne G
Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-GENERAL. 2016;145(5):603-620
Eyelid-Openness and Mouth Curvature Influence Perceived Intelligence Beyond Attractiveness
Talamas SN; Mavor KI; Axelsson J; Sundelin T; Perrett DI
Article: BEHAVIORAL SLEEP MEDICINE. 2016;14(2):185-199
Relationships Between Questionnaire Ratings of Sleep Quality and Polysomnography in Healthy Adults
Westerlund A; Lagerros YT; Kecklund G; Axelsson J; Akerstedt T
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(11):e0165799
Diurnal Variation of Circulating Interleukin-6 in Humans: A Meta-Analysis
Nilsonne G; Lekander M; Akerstedt T; Axelsson J; Ingre M
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2015;48:53-56
Sick man walking: Perception of health status from body motion
Sundelin T; Karshikoff B; Axelsson E; Hoglund CO; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2015;47:93-99
Effect of long-term sleep restriction and subsequent recovery sleep on the diurnal rhythms of white blood cell subpopulations
Lasselin J; Rehman J-U; Akerstedt T; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2015;46:35-43
Modality and sex differences in pain sensitivity during human endotoxemia
Karshikoff B; Lekander M; Soop A; Lindstedt F; Ingvar M; Kosek E; Hoglund CO; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2014;23(3):240-252
Subjective sleepiness is a sensitive indicator of insufficient sleep and impaired waking function
Akerstedt T; Anund A; Axelsson J; Kecklund G
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH. 2014;76(4):280-285
Do sleep, stress, and illness explain daily variations in fatigue? A prospective study
Akerstedt T; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Orsini N; Kecklund G
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2014;25(3):817-823
The Scent of Disease Human Body Odor Contains an Early Chemosensory Cue of Sickness
Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN; Kimball BA; Gordon AR; Karshikoff B; Hosseini N; Sorjonen K; Hoglund CO; Solares C; Soop A; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Article: INDUSTRIAL HEALTH. 2014;52(1):36-42
Sleep Polysomnography and Reported Stress Across 6 Weeks
Akerstedt T; Lekander M; Petersen H; Kecklund G; Axelsson J
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2013;34:43-46
Subjective health perception in healthy young men changes in response to experimentally restricted sleep and subsequent recovery sleep
Lekander M; Andreasson AN; Kecklund G; Ekman R; Ingre M; Akerstedt T; Axelsson J
Article: SLEEP. 2013;36(9):1355-1360
Cues of Fatigue: Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Facial Appearance
Sundelin T; Lekander M; Kecklund G; Van Someren EJW; Olsson A; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2013;22(3):258-265
The daily variation in sleepiness and its relation to the preceding sleep episode - a prospective study across 42days of normal living
Akerstedt T; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Orsini N; Kecklund G
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2013;43(5):552-559
Development of atopic disease and disturbed sleep in childhood and adolescence a longitudinal population-based study
Jernelov S; Lekander M; Almqvist C; Axelsson J; Larsson H
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(12):e82291
Effects of Sustained Sleep Restriction on Mitogen-Stimulated Cytokines, Chemokines and T Helper 1/T Helper 2 Balance in Humans
Axelsson J; Rehman J-U; Akerstedt T; Ekman R; Miller GE; Hoglund CO; Lekander M
Article: CLINICAL PEDIATRICS. 2012;51(12):1125-1129
Screening for Sleep Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care: Are We There Yet?
Erichsen D; Godoy C; Granse F; Axelsson J; Rubin D; Gozal D
Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2012;13(6):674-679
Predicting sleep quality from stress and prior sleep - A study of day-to-day covariation across six weeks
Akerstedt T; Orsini N; Petersen H; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Kecklund G
Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2012;12:5
Efficacy of a behavioral self-help treatment with or without therapist guidance for co-morbid and primary insomnia -a randomized controlled trial
Jernelov S; Lekander M; Blom K; Rydh S; Ljotsson B; Axelsson J; Kaldo V
Article: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE. 2012;50(1):147-151
Diurnal variability of total calcium during normal sleep and after an acute shift of sleep
Ridefelt P; Axelsson J; Larsson A
Article: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS. 2011;7:47
Learning in a simple biological system: a pilot study of classical conditioning of human macrophages in vitro
Nilsonne G; Appelgren A; Axelsson J; Fredrikson M; Lekander M
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2011;25(7):1367-1375
Short natural sleep is associated with higher T cell and lower NK cell activities
Fondell E; Axelsson J; Franck K; Ploner A; Lekander M; Balter K; Gaines H
Article: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY. 2010;43(16-17):1323-1328
Influences of sleep and the circadian rhythm on iron-status indices
Ridefelt P; Larsson A; Rehman J-U; Axelsson J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2010;163(3):383-390
Sleeping during the day: effects on the 24-h patterns of IGF-binding protein 1, insulin, glucose, cortisol, and growth hormone
Rehman J-U; Brismar K; Holmback U; Akerstedt T; Axelsson J
Article: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2009;26(8):1613-1621
CIRCADIAN VARIABILITY OF BILIRUBIN IN HEALTHY MEN DURING NORMAL SLEEP AND AFTER AN ACUTE SHIFT OF SLEEP
Larsson A; Hassan M; Ridefelt P; Axelsson J
Article: SLEEP. 2009;32(2):217-222
Sleep Homeostasis During Repeated Sleep Restriction and Recovery: Support from EEG Dynamics
Akerstedt T; Kecklund G; Ingre M; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2009;16(4):305-310
Effects of Examination Stress on Psychological Responses, Sleep and Allergic Symptoms in Atopic and Non-Atopic Students
Jernelov S; Hoglund CO; Axelsson J; Axen J; Gronneberg R; Grunewald J; Stierna P; Lekander M
Article: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2008;25(6):1047-1061
Circadian Variability of Cystatin C, Creatinine, and Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) in Healthy Men during Normal Sleep and after an Acute Shift of Sleep
Larsson A; Akerstedt T; Hansson L-O; Axelsson J
Article: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY. 2008;41(10-11):859-862
Low diurnal variability of apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio during normal sleep and after an acute shift of sleep
Larsson A; Carlsson L; Axelsson J
Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2007;76(3):170-173
Impaired sleep after bedtime stress and worries
Akerstedt T; Kecklund G; Axelsson J
Article: INDUSTRIAL HEALTH. 2007;45(4):520-526
Use of subjective and physiological indicators of sleepiness to predict performance during a vigilance task
Kaida K; Akerstedt T; Kecklund G; Nilsson JP; Axelsson J
Article: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. 2007;118(6):1324-1331
The effects of asking for verbal ratings of sleepiness on sleepiness and its masking effects on performance
Kaida K; Akerstedt T; Kecklund G; Nilsson JP; Axelsson J
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2005;90(8):4530-4535
Effects of acutely displaced sleep on testosterone
Axelsson J; Ingre M; Åkerstedt T; Holmbäck U
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2005;14(1):1-6
Less effective executive functioning after one night's sleep deprivation
Nilsson JP; Söderström M; Karlsson AU; Lekander M; Åkerstedt T; Lindroth NE; Axelsson J
Article: SLEEP. 2004;27(7):1369-1377
Sleep and sleepiness in young individuals with high burnout scores
Söderström M; Ekstedt M; Åkerstedt T; Nilsson J; Axelsson J
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2004;77(2):121-129
Tolerance to shift work-how does it relate to sleep and wakefulness?
Axelsson J; Åkerstedt T; Kecklund G; Lowden A
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2003;95(5):2099-2105
Hormonal changes in satisfied and dissatisfied shift workers across a shift cycle
Axelsson J; Åkerstedt T; Kecklund G; Lindqvist A; Attefors R
Article: SLEEP. 1996;19(7):570-575
The effects of a short daytime nap after restricted night sleep
Gillberg M; Kecklund G; Axelsson J; Akerstedt T
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Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2023
Vaccine-induced low-grade inflammation and sleep restriction induce coordinated motivational changes that facilitate recovery: An experimental two-hit stress model
Axelsson J; Lekander M; Svensson C; Simon N; Jurczak A; Lasselin J; Balter LJT
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023
Validation of the sleep EEG headband ZMax
Esfahani MJ; Weber FD; Boon M; Anthes S; Almazova T; van Hal M; Keuren Y; Heuvelmans C; Simo E; Bovy L; Adelhöfer N; Avest MMT; Perslev M; Horst RT; Harous C; Sundelin T; Axelsson J; Dresler M
Editorial comment: SLEEP AND VIGILANCE. 2022;6(1):1-6
Scientists Against War: A Plea to World Leaders for Better Governance.
Pandi-Perumal SR; Kumar VM; Pandian NG; de Jong JT; Andiappan S; Corlateanu A; Mahalaksmi AM; Chidambaram SB; Kumar RR; Ramasubramanian C; Sivasubramaniam S; Bjørkum AA; Cutajar J; Berk M; Trakht I; Vrdoljak A; Meira E Cruz M; Eyre HA; Grønli J; Cardinali DP; Maercker A; van de Put WACM; Guzder J; Bjorvatn B; Tol WA; Acuña-Castroviejo D; Meudec M; Morin CM; Partinen M; Barbui C; Jordans MJD; Braakman MH; Knaevelsrud C; Pallesen S; Sijbrandij M; Golombek DA; Espie CA; Cuijpers P; Agudelo HAM; van der Velden K; van der Kolk BA; Hobfoll SE; Devillé WLJM; Gradisar M; Riemann D; Axelsson J; Benítez-King G; Macy RD; Poberezhets V; Hoole SRH; Murthy RS; Hegemann T; Heinz A; Salvage J; McFarlane AC; Keukens R; de Silva H; Oestereich C; Wilhelm J; von Cranach M; Hoffmann K; Klosinski M; Bhugra D; Seeman MV
Editorial comment: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2018;285(1889):20182005
How can we improve identification of contagious individuals? Factors influencing sickness detection
Axelsson J; Sundelin T; Lasselin J; Lekander M
Review: FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2018;50:91-106
Sex differences in how inflammation affects behavior: What we can learn from experimental inflammatory models in humans
Lasselin J; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Karshikoff B
Letter: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2018;360:k450
SCIENCE BEHIND "MAN FLU" Man flu is related to health communication rather than symptoms and suffering
Axelsson J; Lasselin J; Lekander M
Review: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2016;355:i5210
Health consequences of shift work and insufficient sleep
Kecklund G; Axelsson J
Editorial comment: SLEEP. 2015;38(12):1843-1845
Banking Sleep and Biological Sleep Need
Axelsson J; Vyazovskiy VV
Other: BMJ EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE. 2012;17(6):193-194
Night shift work increases the risk for type 2 diabetes.
Axelsson J; Puttonen S
Published conference paper: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2012;29(5):531-536
20th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time: Biological Mechanisms, Recovery, and Risk Management in the 24-h Society
Kecklund G; Di Milia L; Axelsson J; Lowden A; Akerstedt T
Editorial comment: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2010;341:c6614
CHRISTMAS 2010: RESEARCH Beauty sleep: experimental study on the perceived health and attractiveness of sleep deprived people
Axelsson J; Sundelin T; Ingre M; Van Someren EJW; Olsson A; Lekander M
Review: SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS. 2010;14(4):249-258
Naps, cognition and performance
Ficca G; Axelsson J; Mollicone DJ; Muto V; Vitiello MV
Published conference paper: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2008;25(2-3):297-308
Sleepiness and performance in response to repeated sleep restriction and subsequent recovery during semi-laboratory conditions
Axelsson J; Kecklund G; Akerstedt T; Donofrio P; Lekander M; Ingre M
Published conference paper: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2008;25(2-3):309-319
Accounting for partial sleep deprivation and cumulative sleepiness in the Three-Process Model of alertness regulation
Akerstedt T; Ingre M; Kecklund G; Folkard S; Axelsson J
Published conference paper: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2008;25(2-3):271-278
Effects of context on sleepiness self-ratings during repeated partial sleep deprivation
Akerstedt T; Kecklund G; Axelsson J
Published conference paper: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2006;23(6):1115-1124
Recovery after shift work: Relation to coronary risk factors in women
Axelsson J; Lowden A; Kecklund G
Published conference paper: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 1998;24:69-75
Change from an 8-hour shift to a 12-hour shift, attitudes, sleep, sleepiness and performance
Lowden A; Kecklund G; Axelsson J; Åkerstedt T
Published conference paper: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 1998;24:62-68
Effects of alternating 8- and 12-hour shifts on sleep, sleepiness, physical effort and performance
Axelsson J; Kecklund G; Åkerstedt T; Lowden A

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Psychobiological markers to improve diagnosis and to predict affective episodes in bipolar disorder
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2025 - 31 December 2027
Too tired to know? The effect of sleep loss on metacognition
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
Avoidance of disease
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
Working hours, health and safety - how should sustainable working hours for shift workers be organized?
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 November 2020 - 31 October 2021
The awakening brain: How fast do we wake up from sleep, and factors influencing sleep inertia?
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023
Who is vulnerable to sleep loss? A cognitive dimension approach to predict cognitive impairments after experimental sleep restriction
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
Who is vulnerable to sleep loss? A cognitive dimension approach to predict cognitive impairments after experimental sleep restriction
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
31 December 2018 - 30 December 2021
Equality of sleep in parents with young children: The relationship between nightly parental responsibilities, stress, and well-being.
Swedish Research Council
1 December 2018 - 31 December 2021
Short inter-shift intervals and their effects on sleep, fatigue, performance and safety in the healthcare sector
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 December 2017 - 30 November 2020
Behavioral Immunity: Behavior as a first line of defense against disease
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
Effects of sleep deprivation on social perception and interaction
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
Sleep and social interaction: The effects of sleep deprivation on communication, cooperation and helpfulness.
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
1 January 2014 - 31 December 2015
Does insufficient sleep increase the vulnerability to stress?
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
Sleep and social interaction: The effects of sleep deprivation on communication, cooperation and helpfulness.
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
31 December 2013 - 30 December 2015

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Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2009

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