Technical advances in the characterization of the complexity of sleep and sleep disorders

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5844852	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry	2013	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Sleep has complex dynamically interacting non-linear components. âº Conventional electroencephalographic and non-EEG approaches are complementary. âº Mapping motor and cardiopulmonary signals provides unique information. âº Complex dimensions of sleep offer advantages to epoch-based numerics.

Keywords

AASM EOG NREM REM EKG American Academy of Sleep Medicine Cardiopulmonary coupling gamma amino butyric acid Electroencephalogram EMG electromyogram electrocardiogram electro-oculogram Actigraphy rapid eye movement non-rapid eye movement Sleep Autonomic Complex system EEG Hypnogram Polysomnography GABA