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Dr Anastasios Ziogas

  1. UniDistance Suisse
  2. Faculty of Psychology
Post-doctoral Researcher

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Publications

Ausgewählte Medienberichterstattung zu Forschungsarbeiten 

 

Berwian, I. M., Tröndle, M., de Miquel, C., Ziogas, A., Stefanics, G., Walter, H., ... & Huys, Q. J. (2024). Emotion-induced frontal α asymmetry as a candidate predictor of relapse after discontinuation of antidepressant medication. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 9(8), 809-818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.05.001

Welt. (2016, Januar 5). Mit Mathematik gegen schwere Depressionen.

 

 

Ziogas, A., Mokros, A., Kawohl, W., de Bardeci, M., Olbrich, I., Habermeyer, B., ... & Olbrich, S (2023). Deep Learning in the

Identification of Electroencephalogram Sources Associated with Sexual Orientation. Neuropsychobiology, 82(4), 234-245. https:/

doi.org/10.1159/000530931

 

Hamzelou, J. (2024, October 4). A law in California protects brain data—but it doesn’t go far enough. MIT Technology Review.

 

Dazed. (2023, August 15). AI gaydars are coming – should we be worried? 

 

Open Global Rights. (2023, September 14). AI “gaydar”: Consequences for privacy.

 

Coda Story. (2023, July 13). Researchers say their AI can detect sexuality. Critics say it’s dangerous.

 

Atlantico. (2023, July 12). L’IA serait capable de détecter à 83% l’homosexualité en observant l’activité du cerveau.

 

 

 

 

Ziogas, A., Habermeyer, E., Santtila, P., Poeppl, T., & Mokros, A. (2020). Neuroelectric correlates of human sexuality: A review and

meta-analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52(2), 497-596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01547-3

 

RIA Novosti. (2020, September 2). Россияне стали реже искать порно из-за пандемии [Russians search for porn less often

because of the pandemic]. 

 

Veröffentlichte Fachkommentare:

 

Komisaruk, B.R. (2023). Medical and Legal Implications of Neuroelectric Research into Human Sexuality. Archives of Sexual 

Behavior 52, 601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01786-9

 

Huberman, J.S. (2023). Conceptualizing Neural Responses to Sexual Stimuli. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52, 597–600. Huberman J.S. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02007-7

Pfaus, J.G. (2023). Neuroelectrical Activity and Sexual Stimulation: Deconstructing a Tower of Babel. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52, 603–606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02001-z

Ristow, I., & Kärgel, C. (2023) The Role of Atypical Sexual Preference and Behavior in Neuroelectrophysiological Research of Human Sexual Behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52, 607–610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-01927-8

 

 

Ziogas, A., Habermeyer, B., Kawohl, W., Habermeyer, E., & Mokros, A. (2021). Automaticity of early sexual attention: An event-related-potential study. Sexual Abuse, 34(5), 507-536. https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632211024241

Medienberichterstattung im Rahmen der Rekrutierung von Studienteilnehmenden für die Studie:

20 Minuten. (2015, Oktober 22). Studis erhalten Geld fürs Anschauen von Erotik-Pics.

Blick am Abend. (2015, Oktober 22). «Hast Du Lust?» Erotik-Bildchen angucken an der Uni.

 

 

Research projects

School of Tomorrow
Approved amount: -
Funding scheme: -
Rothen Nicolas // Reber Thomas // Ziogas Anastasios // Ruch Simon // SKIERESZ Nicole // MARCA Sandy C.
Status: Completed
Start: 01.10.2019
End: 30.09.2022
Psychology
School of Tomorrow
Rothen Nicolas // Reber Thomas // Ziogas Anastasios // Ruch Simon // SKIERESZ Nicole // MARCA Sandy C.
Approved amount:-
Funding scheme: -
Status: Completed
Start: 01.10.2019
End: 30.09.2022
Psychology
Oxytocin and percetual thresholds of emotional expressions
Approved amount: -
Funding scheme: -
Reber Thomas // HURLEMANN René // SCHEELE Dirk // MORMANN Florian // Ziogas Anastasios
Start: 01.01.2016
Psychology
Oxytocin and percetual thresholds of emotional expressions
Reber Thomas // HURLEMANN René // SCHEELE Dirk // MORMANN Florian // Ziogas Anastasios
Approved amount:-
Funding scheme: -
Start: 01.01.2016
Psychology
Perceptual thresholds of object recognition with backward masking
Approved amount: -
Funding scheme: -
Reber Thomas // MORMANN Florian // Ziogas Anastasios
Start: 01.01.2013
Psychology
Perceptual thresholds of object recognition with backward masking
Reber Thomas // MORMANN Florian // Ziogas Anastasios
Approved amount:-
Funding scheme: -
Start: 01.01.2013
Psychology

Research groups

Cognitive Neurophysiology

Faculty of Psychology

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Experimental psychology & cognitive neurosciences

Faculty of Psychology

Test-retest reliability analysis of resting-state EEG measures and their association with long-term memory in children and adults
2026-04 | Imaging Neuroscience
DOI: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1224
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Simon Ruch
  • Nicole H. Skieresz
  • Sandy C. Marca
  • Nicolas Rothen
  • Thomas P. Reber
Journal article
Test-Retest Reliability Analysis of EEG Power Measures and Their Association with Long-Term Memory in Children and Adults
2025-09 | 18th Conference of The Swiss Psychological Society
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Simon Ruch
  • Nicole H. Skieresz
  • Sandy C. Marca
  • Nicolas Rothen
  • Thomas P. Reber
conference-poster
Emotion-induced frontal α asymmetry as a candidate predictor of relapse after discontinuation of antidepressant medication
2024-05 | Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.05.001
  • Isabel M. Berwian
  • Marius Tröndle
  • Carlota de Miquel
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Gabor Stefanics
  • Henrik Walter
  • Klaas Enno Stephan
  • Quentin J.M. Huys
Journal article
Test-Retest Reliability Analysis of EEG Power Measures and Their Association with Long-Term Memory in Children and Adults
2024-01 | FENS Forum 2024
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Nicole Skieresz; Sandy C. Marca; Simon Ruch; Nicolas Rothen; Thomas P. Reber
conference-poster
Tower of Babel or Lighthouse? The State of Research on Neuroelectric Correlates of Human Sexuality: A Response to the Commentaries
2023-02 | Archives of Sexual Behavior
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02496-0
  • Andreas Mokros
  • Elmar Habermeyer
  • Timm Poeppl
  • Pekka Santtila
  • Anastasios Ziogas
Journal article
Deep Learning in the Identification of Electroencephalogram Sources Associated with Sexual Orientation
2023-01 | Neuropsychobiology
DOI: 10.1159/000530931
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Andreas Mokros
  • Wolfram Kawohl
  • Mateo de Bardeci
  • Ilyas Olbrich
  • Benedikt Habermeyer
  • Elmar Habermeyer
  • Sebastian Olbrich
Journal article
Automaticity of Early Sexual Attention: An Event-Related Potential Study
2021-07 | Sexual Abuse
DOI: 10.1177/10790632211024241
Journal article
The Effects of Acute Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Attentional Bias in Pedophilic Disorder: A Preregistered Pilot Study
2021-07 | Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
DOI: 10.1111/ner.13285
Journal article
Neuroelectric Correlates of Human Sexuality: A Review and Meta-Analysis
2020-02 | Archives of Sexual Behavior
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-019-01547-3
Journal article
Frontal EEG Asymmetry Evoked by Sad Movies Predicts Relapses After Antidepressant Discontinuation
2019-05 | Biological Psychiatry
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.408
  • Marius Tröndel
  • Isabel Berwian
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Carlota de Miquel
  • Tania Villar
  • Klaas Stephan
  • Gabor Stefanics
  • Henrik Walter
  • Quentin Huys
conference-poster
Neuroelectric correlates of human sexuality: A review and meta-analysis
2018-10 | 5th Burghölzli Psychiatry Meeting in Zurich
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Elmar Habermeyer
  • Pekka Santtila
  • Timm Poeppl
  • Andreas Mokros
conference-poster
Neuroelectric correlates of human sexuality: A review and meta-analysis
2018-08 | FENS Forum 2018
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Elmar Habermeyer
  • Pekka Santtila
  • Timm Poeppl
  • Andreas Mokros
conference-poster
Neuro-modulation of the pedophilic sexual response
2018-06 | 11th Meeting of the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) in Turku, Finland
  • Patrizia Pezzoli
  • Pekka Santtila
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Andreas Mokros
  • Natalia Jaworska
  • Paul Fedoroff
  • Michael C. Seto
conference-presentation
Electroencephalographic recordings of emotions in human short-term and working memory
2015-05 | Neuroscience Center Zurich PhD retreat
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Peter Klaver
conference-poster
Emotion sensitivity and task instruction affect brain activity and working memory performance for emotional faces
2015-01 | Abstracts of the 57th Conference of Experimental Psychologists / TeaP 2015
DOI: 10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.876
  • Peter Klaver
  • Anastasios Ziogas
conference-presentation
Asymmetric Processing of Facial Identities and Facial Emotions
2013-05 | Conference for PhD and Master students at in the Institute for Psychology (LiMaDoKo)
  • Anastasios Ziogas
  • Peter Klaver
conference-poster

Teaching

M01 Arbeit und Gesundheit in der Schweiz Certificate of Advanced Studies Arbeitspsychologie: Gesundheit und Produktivität
Arbeit und Gesundheit in der Schweiz Weiterbildungskurs Arbeit und Gesundheit in der Schweiz
M03 Arbeit und körperliche Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Muskel- und Skelettsystem Certificate of Advanced Studies Arbeitspsychologie: Gesundheit und Produktivität
Arbeit und körperliche Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Muskel- und Skelettsystem Weiterbildungskurs Arbeit und körperliche Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Muskel- und Skelettsystem
M02 Arbeit und mentale Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Burnout Certificate of Advanced Studies Arbeitspsychologie: Gesundheit und Produktivität
Arbeit und mentale Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Burnout Weiterbildungskurs Arbeit und mentale Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Burnout
M05 Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheit Certificate of Advanced Studies Arbeitspsychologie: Gesundheit und Produktivität
Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheit Weiterbildungskurs Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheit
M11 Biologische Psychologie Bachelor of Science in Psychology
M00 Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Certificate of Advanced Studies Wirtschaftspsychologie - Neue Trends inklusive Einführungsmodul
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Arbeit und Gesundheit in der Schweiz
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Arbeit und körperliche Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Muskel- und Skelettsystem
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Arbeit und mentale Gesundheitsbeschwerden: Schwerpunkt Burnout
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheit
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Cyberpsychologie in der Arbeitswelt
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Gesellschaftlicher Wandel - People, Places and Technology
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Neue Perspektiven - Die Digitalisierung
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs New Work - Die neuen Konzepte
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Psychosoziale Risiken und die besondere Rolle der Vorgesetzten
Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie Weiterbildungskurs Resilienz - Arbeit und Gesundheit
K2 Messung und Modellierung neuronaler Mechanismen kognitiver Prozesse Master of Science in Psychology
M04 Psychosoziale Risiken und die besondere Rolle der Vorgesetzten Certificate of Advanced Studies Arbeitspsychologie: Gesundheit und Produktivität
Psychosoziale Risiken und die besondere Rolle der Vorgesetzten Weiterbildungskurs Psychosoziale Risiken und die besondere Rolle der Vorgesetzten

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