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Cortical excitability signatures for the degree of sleepiness in human
eLife, 2021 Sleep is essential in maintaining physiological homeostasis in the brain. While the underlying mechanism is not fully understood, a ‘synaptic homeostasis’ theory has been proposed that synapses continue to strengthen during awake and undergo downscaling ...
Chin-Hsuan Chia +12 more
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Characterization of aEEG During Sleep and Wakefulness in Healthy Children
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 IntroductionInterpretation of amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) is hindered by lacking knowledge on physiological background patterns in children. The aim of this study was to find out whether aEEG differs between wakefulness and sleep in children ...
Verena T. Löffelhardt +9 more
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Hypothalamic GABAergic neurocircuitry in the regulation of energy homeostasis and sleep/wake control
Medical Review, 2022 Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABAergic) neuron, as one of important cell types in synaptic transmission, has been widely involved in central nervous system (CNS) regulation of organismal physiologies including cognition, emotion, arousal and reward. However,
Jiang Hong
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Sleep-wake patterns and sleep quality in urban Georgia
Translational Neuroscience, 2016 Sleep problems represent a worldwide health concern but their prevalence and impacts are unknown in most non-European/North American countries. This study aimed to evaluate sleep-wake patterns, sleep quality and potential correlates of poor sleep in a ...
Sakhelashvili Irine +6 more
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Detecting Brain Activity Following a Verbal Command in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 BackgroundThe accurate assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) is a challenge to most experienced clinicians. As a potential clinical tool, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) could detect residual awareness without the need
Fuyan Wang +15 more
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Hypocretins, sleep, and maternal behavior
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2023 The postpartum period is a demanding time during which mothers experience numerous physiological adaptations that enable them to care for their offspring while maintaining their wellbeing. Hypocretins, also known as orexins, are neuropeptides synthesized
Mayda Rivas +3 more
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Simplified sleep resistance test for daytime sleepiness detection [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2021 Objectives: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a highly prevalent symptom that increases the risk of traffic accidents and deteriorates the quality of life.
Luis Darío Larrateguy +4 more
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Ibrain, 2022 The paraventricular thalamus (PVT) is a major component of the midline structure of the thalamus. It is one of the nonspecific nuclei of the thalamus, which plays a great role in the regulation of cortical arousal.
Xiao‐Li Bu, Cheng‐Xi Liu, Bao Fu
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Sleep Quality Related to Vigilance Among Nurses in Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study
NSC Nursing, 2022 Introduction: Sleep quality disorders may cause a decrease in concentration and work performance of individual. It is also believed that nurses with work shifts as health workers may run into sleep quality disorders.
Debbie Nomiko +2 more
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From Lockdowns to Long COVID—Unraveling the Link Between Sleep, Chronotype, and Long COVID Symptoms
Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: Given the heterogeneous nature of long COVID, its treatment and management remain challenging. This study aimed to investigate whether poor pre-pandemic sleep quality, its deterioration during the peak of the pandemic, and ...
Mariam Tsaava +8 more
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