The Neuronal Transition Probability (NTP) Model for the Dynamic Progression of Non-REM Sleep EEG: The Role of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 6; no. 8; p. e23593
• Main Authors: Merica, Helli, Fortune, Ronald D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 19.08.2011; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Alternations; Arousal - physiology; Biology; Brain; Brain stem; Circadian rhythm; EEG; Electroencephalography; Eye movements; Frequencies; Homeostasis; Humans; Information services; Models, Neurological; Neurons; Neurons - physiology; Neurophysiology; NREM sleep; Rapid eye movement state; REM sleep; Sleep; Sleep (NREM); Sleep (REM); Sleep, REM - physiology; Stochastic Processes; Stochasticity; Substrates; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - physiology; Time Factors; Trends; Young Adult; Los Angeles California; California; United States > US; Switzerland

Little attention has gone into linking to its neuronal substrates the dynamic structure of non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep, defined as the pattern of time-course power in all frequency bands across an entire episode. Using the spectral power time-courses in the sleep electroencephalogram (EEG),...