Sleep spindle incidence dynamics: A pilot study based on a Markovian analysis

Ktonas, PY; Paparrigopoulos, T; Monoyiou, EA; Bergiannaki, JD; Soldatos, CR

dc.contributor.author	Ktonas, PY	en
dc.contributor.author	Paparrigopoulos, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Monoyiou, EA	en
dc.contributor.author	Bergiannaki, JD	en
dc.contributor.author	Soldatos, CR	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:50:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:50:21Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0161-8105	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/26023
dc.subject	sleep spindles	en
dc.subject	spindle length	en
dc.subject	inter-spindle interval	en
dc.subject	dynamics	en
dc.subject	patterns	en
dc.subject	markovian analysis	en
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Neurology	en
dc.subject.classification	Neurosciences	en
dc.subject.other	BRAIN	en
dc.title	Sleep spindle incidence dynamics: A pilot study based on a Markovian analysis	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	Results are reported, based on 5 healthy subjects, concerning patterns in the dynamics of the sequential arrangement of spindles in human stage 2 sleep. Specifically, the conditional probability of incidence of successive spindle lengths and successive inter-spindle intervals is investigated. The results show that successive spindle lengths may be statistically independent. However, their distribution (histogram) may be similar for two different stage 2 periods, one in the first third and another in the second third of the night sleep record. In contrast to the finding about spindle lengths, results show that successive inter-spindle intervals may not be statistically independent. Furthermore, the overall dynamics of the sequential arrangement of inter-spindle intervals may be similar for the two sleep periods. These findings are discussed in the context of the "sleep maintenance" role of spindles.	en
heal.publisher	AMER SLEEP DISORDERS ASSOC	en
heal.journalName	SLEEP	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000086938300011	en
dc.identifier.volume	23	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	419	en
dc.identifier.epage	423	en