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Two circadian rhythms in the human electroencephalogram during wakefulness.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Aeschbach, Daniel Matthews, Jeffery R. Postolache, Teodor T. Jackson, Michael A. Giesen, Holly A. Wehr, Thomas R. |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | The influence of the circadian pacemaker and of the duration of time awake on the electroencephalogram (EEG) was investigated in 19 humans during ∼40 h of sustained wakefulness. Two circadian rhythms in spectral power density were educed. The first rhythm was centered in the theta band (4.25-8.0 Hz) and exhibited a minimum ∼1 h after the onset of melatonin secretion. The second rhythm was centered in the high-frequency alpha band (10.25-13.0 Hz) and exhibited a minimum close to the body temperature minimum. The latter rhythm showed a close temporal association with the rhythms in subjective alertness, plasma melatonin, and body temperature. In addition, increasing time awake was associated with an increase of power density in the 0.25- to 9.0-Hz and 13.25- to 20.0-Hz ranges. It is concluded that the waking EEG undergoes changes that can be attributed to circadian and homeostatic (i.e., sleep-wake dependent) processes. The distinct circadian variations of EEG activity in the theta band and in the high-frequency alpha band may represent electrophysiological correlates of different aspects of the circadian rhythm in arousal. |
| Starting Page | R1771 |
| Ending Page | R1779 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/ajpregu/277/6/r1771.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/ajpregu/277/6/R1771.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 29598749v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.6.R1771 |
| DOI | 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.6.R1771 |
| Journal | American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology |
| Volume Number | 277 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Arousal Body Dysmorphic Disorders Circadian Rhythms Electroencephalography Phase Synchronization Hertz (Hz) Homeostasis Lewy Body Disease Melatonin Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Wakefulness |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |