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Optimising sounds for the driving of sleep oscillations by closed‐loop auditory stimulation
Author(s) -
Debellemanière Eden,
Pinaud Clémence,
Schneider Jules,
Arnal Pierrick J.,
Casson Alexander J.,
Chennaoui Mounir,
Galtier Mathieu,
Navarrete Miguel,
Lewis Penelope A.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of sleep research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2869
pISSN - 0962-1105
DOI - 10.1111/jsr.13676
Subject(s) - habituation , stimulus (psychology) , audiology , stimulation , psychology , rhythm , sound exposure , neuroscience , medicine , acoustics , cognitive psychology , sound (geography) , physics
Summary Recent studies have shown that slow oscillations (SOs) can be driven by rhythmic auditory stimulation, which deepens slow‐wave sleep (SWS) and improves memory and the immune‐supportive hormonal milieu related to this sleep stage. While different attempts have been made to optimise the driving of the SOs by changing the number of click stimulations, no study has yet investigated the impact of applying more than five clicks in a row. Likewise, the importance of the type of sounds in eliciting brain responses is presently unclear. In a study of 12 healthy young participants (10 females; aged 18–26 years), we applied an established closed‐loop stimulation method, which delivered sequences of 10 pink noises, 10 pure sounds (B note of 247 Hz), 10 pronounced “a” vowels, 10 sham, 10 variable sounds, and 10 “oddball” sounds on the up phase of the endogenous SOs. By analysing area under the curve, amplitude, and event related potentials, we explored whether the nature of the sound had a differential effect on driving SOs. We showed that every stimulus in a 10‐click sequence, induces a SO response. Interestingly, all three types of sounds that we tested triggered SOs. However, pink noise elicited a more pronounced response compared to the other sounds, which was explained by a broader topographical recruitment of brain areas. Our data further suggest that varying the sounds may partially counteract habituation.