Intraindividual Characterization of the Sleep Spindle Variability in Healthy Subjects. 2020

J Gomez-Pilar, and G Northoff, and F Vaquerizo-Villar, and J Poza, and G C Gutierrez-Tobal, and R Hornero

Spatial and frequency characterization of sleep spindles have been extensively addressed using M/EEG or fMRI recordings. However, its intraindividual variability across time has not been addressed. Here we propose to assess the intraindividual variability of sleep spindles in a time-resolved way by means of a trial-to-trial-variability (TTV) measure. For that purpose, the EEG of 26 healthy subjects were recorded overnight. After an exhaustive preprocessing pipeline to remove artifacts, spindles were automatically detected using a complex demodulation-based method. Then, the Wavelet Scalogram was estimated to validate it. Spindle TTV of each participant was also computed for all the conventional EEG frequency bands. Root mean square (RMS) of each TTV signal was calculated as a measure of the total variability of each spindle. Results showed significant differences in the variability between frequencies. Specifically, RMS in the beta-1 frequency band showed higher values as compared to all the other frequency bands (p<0.001). TTV curves showed a dichotomic trend, with lower frequencies showing an increase in the variability before the spindle onset, and higher frequencies showing such increase after the onset. The dependence of the spindle variability with the frequency could be explained by the influence of the multiple cortical generators involved.Clinical Relevance- Sleep spindles are similarly affected in different cognitive-related disorders, which supports the relevance of assessing abnormal sleep patterns as a possible cause for such cognitive deficits.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000465 Algorithms A procedure consisting of a sequence of algebraic formulas and/or logical steps to calculate or determine a given task. Algorithm
D012890 Sleep A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility. Sleep Habits,Sleeping Habit,Sleeping Habits,Habit, Sleep,Habit, Sleeping,Habits, Sleep,Habits, Sleeping,Sleep Habit
D016477 Artifacts Any visible result of a procedure which is caused by the procedure itself and not by the entity being analyzed. Common examples include histological structures introduced by tissue processing, radiographic images of structures that are not naturally present in living tissue, and products of chemical reactions that occur during analysis. Artefacts,Artefact,Artifact
D064368 Healthy Volunteers Persons with no known significant health problems who are recruited to participate in research to test a new drug, device, or intervention as controls for a patient group. (from http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/recruit/volunteers.html, accessed 2/14/2013) Healthy Participants,Healthy Subjects,Human Volunteers,Normal Volunteers,Healthy Participant,Healthy Subject,Healthy Volunteer,Human Volunteer,Normal Volunteer,Participant, Healthy,Participants, Healthy,Subject, Healthy,Subjects, Healthy,Volunteer, Healthy,Volunteer, Human,Volunteer, Normal,Volunteers, Human,Volunteers, Normal

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