Characteristics of Sleep Slow Waves in Children and Adolescents | Zendy

Salomé Kurth | Zendy; Oskar G. Jenni | Zendy; Brady A. Riedner | Zendy; Giulio Toi | Zendy; Mary A. Carskadon | Zendy; Reto Huber | Zendy

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Characteristics of Sleep Slow Waves in Children and Adolescents

Author(s) -

Salomé Kurth,

Oskar G. Jenni,

Brady A. Riedner,

Giulio Toi,

Mary A. Carskadon,

Reto Huber

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/33.4.475

Subject(s) - non rapid eye movement sleep , sleep (system call) , sleep deprivation , slow wave sleep , audiology , electrophysiology , psychology , electroencephalography , vigilance (psychology) , medicine , circadian rhythm , neuroscience , computer science , operating system

Slow waves, a major electrophysiological characteristic of non-rapid eye movement sleep, undergo prominent changes across puberty. This study provides a detailed description of sleep slow waves of prepubertal children and mature adolescents to better understand the mechanisms underlying the decrease of activity in the slow-wave frequency range across puberty.

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