Shorter sleep durations in adolescents reduce power density in a wide range of waking electroencephalogram frequencies.
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SUBMITTER: Feinberg I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6342317 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Shorter sleep durations in adolescents reduce power density in a wide range of waking electroencephalogram frequencies.
Feinberg Irwin I Campbell Ian G IG
PloS one 20190122 1
Despite sleep's recognized biological importance, it has been remarkably difficult to demonstrate changes in brain physiology with reduced sleep durations. In a study of adolescents, we varied sleep durations by restricting time in bed for four nights of either 10, 8.5 or 7 h. Shorter sleep durations significantly decreased waking electroencephalogram (EEG) power in a wide range of frequencies with both eyes closed and eyes open in central and occipital leads. These findings suggest new research ...[more]
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