A single study reported increased time awake and decreased NREM sleep duration in mice with a GRM7 deletion, the gene that encodes mGlu7, compared to WT mice. Additionally, though these Grm7-/- mice displayed no
In several articles, the term “slow wave activity” is used and refer as the detection or extrema of the EEG/LFP filtered between 0.5 and 4.5 Hz but the frequency band is not strict and can vary from one study to another. These slow waves have been linked to sleep pressure, since ...
We report here, results of a retrospective study regarding our institutional outcomes at one year. In this study we evaluated the change in the apnea hypopnea index, epworth sleepiness score, and functional outcomes of sleep score at one year post implant. Methods: This is a retrospective ...
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Procedure. The study was divided into two sessions: (1) encoding and (2) recognition (see Fig. 1). The sleep group began the encoding phase at ~8 pm and returned for the recognition phase at ~8 am the following morning. Participants in the sleep group each provided subjective...
Sleep is an essential physiological function. Obtaining an adequate duration of sleep at the appropriate time is important for overall physical and mental health. This chapter will cover the multiple disorders that can disrupt sleep, ranging from an inab
“head injury”, because of the high missingness for these variables. As part of the sleep study participants were invited to bring the medications they regularly take to a personal medical visit. The medications they presented were reviewed by the attending medical professional, who marked 48 ...
Taking naps in the afternoon blunts this drive and lessens sleep depth at night. On the other hand, if you are having difficulty falling asleep, take advantage of homeostatic drive and go to bed later and spend just seven hours in bed. No one has really done a study that says your ...
In one study, Ketamine was found to increase the nightmare incidence rate by a odds-ratio of 3, while significantly altering the negative-to-positive dream emotion ratio in healthy population at sub-anaesthetic doses, in the days following administration (Blagrove et al., 2009). Another study,...
Study outcomes Healthy working age adults Five RCTs investigated the effect of PA on sleep in healthy working-aged adults, (Table1, at the end of the text ). Generally, the studies showed that PA was positively related to sleep quality. Bisson et al. proved that on days when participants...