Sleep spindles: mechanisms and functions
LMJ Fernandez, A Lüthi - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Sleep spindles are burstlike signals in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of the sleeping
mammalian brain and electrical surface correlates of neuronal oscillations in thalamus. As …
mammalian brain and electrical surface correlates of neuronal oscillations in thalamus. As …
Sleep and mental disorders: A meta-analysis of polysomnographic research.
C Baglioni, S Nanovska, W Regen… - Psychological …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Investigating sleep in mental disorders has the potential to reveal both disorder-specific and
transdiagnostic psychophysiological mechanisms. This meta-analysis aimed at determining …
transdiagnostic psychophysiological mechanisms. This meta-analysis aimed at determining …
[HTML][HTML] Scaling brain size, keeping timing: evolutionary preservation of brain rhythms
Despite the several-thousand-fold increase of brain volume during the course of mammalian
evolution, the hierarchy of brain oscillations remains remarkably preserved, allowing for …
evolution, the hierarchy of brain oscillations remains remarkably preserved, allowing for …
[HTML][HTML] The microstructure of REM sleep: Why phasic and tonic?
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a peculiar neural state that occupies 20–25% of
nighttime sleep in healthy human adults and seems to play critical roles in a variety of …
nighttime sleep in healthy human adults and seems to play critical roles in a variety of …
How memory replay in sleep boosts creative problem-solving
Creative thought relies on the reorganisation of existing knowledge. Sleep is known to be
important for creative thinking, but there is a debate about which sleep stage is most …
important for creative thinking, but there is a debate about which sleep stage is most …
Brain rhythms and neural syntax: implications for efficient coding of cognitive content and neuropsychiatric disease.
The perpetual activity of the cerebral cortex is largely supported by the variety of oscillations
the brain generates, spanning a number of frequencies and anatomical locations, as well as …
the brain generates, spanning a number of frequencies and anatomical locations, as well as …
Sleep spindles in humans: insights from intracranial EEG and unit recordings
Sleep spindles are an electroencephalographic (EEG) hallmark of non-rapid eye movement
(NREM) sleep and are believed to mediate many sleep-related functions, from memory …
(NREM) sleep and are believed to mediate many sleep-related functions, from memory …
Reduced sleep spindles and spindle coherence in schizophrenia: mechanisms of impaired memory consolidation?
BACKGROUND: Sleep spindles are thought to induce synaptic changes and thereby
contribute to memory consolidation during sleep. Patients with schizophrenia show dramatic …
contribute to memory consolidation during sleep. Patients with schizophrenia show dramatic …
[HTML][HTML] The role of sleep dysfunction in the occurrence of delusions and hallucinations: a systematic review
Background Sleep dysfunction is extremely common in patients with schizophrenia. Recent
research indicates that sleep dysfunction may contribute to psychotic experiences such as …
research indicates that sleep dysfunction may contribute to psychotic experiences such as …
[HTML][HTML] State-dependent architecture of thalamic reticular subnetworks
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 …
important for sensation, action, and cognition. The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) is …