Sleep spindles are burstlike signals in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of the sleeping
mammalian brain and electrical surface correlates of neuronal oscillations in thalamus. As …

To evaluate the quality of available evidence on the effects of environmental noise exposure
on sleep a systematic review was conducted. The databases PSYCINFO, PubMed, Science …

Noise is pervasive in everyday life and can cause both auditory and non-auditory health
effects. Noise-induced hearing loss remains highly prevalent in occupational settings, and is …

Objectives: We validated actigraphy for detecting sleep and wakefulness versus
polysomnography (PSG). Design: Actigraphy and polysomnography were simultaneously …

The role of noise as an environmental pollutant and its impact on health are being
increasingly recognized. Beyond its effects on the auditory system, noise causes annoyance …

In recent decades, increasing evidence has positioned slow-wave sleep (SWS) as a major
actor in neurophysiological phenomena such as glucose metabolism, hormone release …

A defining feature of sleep is reduced responsiveness to external stimuli, but the
mechanisms mediating sensory-evoked arousal remain unclear. We hypothesized that …

The stability of long-term memories is enhanced by reactivation during sleep. Correlative
evidence has linked memory reactivation with thalamocortical sleep spindles, although their …

Behavioral state is known to influence interactions between thalamus and cortex, which are
important for sensation, action, and cognition. The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) is …

Sleep is strongly involved in memory consolidation, but its role remains unclear.'Sleep
replay', the active potentiation of relevant synaptic connections via reactivation of patterns of …