The effects of age and gender on sleep EEG power spectral density in the middle years of life (ages 20-60 years old).

Autor: Carrier, Julie, Land, Stephanie, Buysse, Daniel J., Kupfer, David J., Monk, Timothy H.
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Zdroj: Psychophysiology; Mar2001, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p232-242, 11p
Abstrakt: Assesses the effects of age and gender on sleep electroencephalography (EEG) power spectral density in a group of 100 subjects aged 20 to 60 years. Inclusion of the alpha, theta and sigma activity; Suggestion that the aging process does not differentially influence men and women; Association of increasing age with higher power in the beta range; Possible relation between increasing age to an attenuation of homeostatic sleep pressure and to an increase in cortical activation during sleep.
Databáze: Complementary Index