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Spectral Analysis of the Sleep Electroencephalogram During Adolescence

Oskar G. Jenni, Mary A. Carskadon·2004·Sleep

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OBJECTIVES: To describe developmental changes of the human sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) during adolescence using EEG spectral analysis and specifically to compare the nocturnal dynamics of slow-wave activity (EEG spectral power 0.6-4.6 Hz, a marker for sleep homeostatic pressure) in prepubertal and mature adolescents. DESIGN: After 10 nights on a fixed 10-hour sleep schedule without daytime naps, participants were studied during a 10-hour baseline night. SETTING: Data were collected in a 4-bed sleep research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Eight prepubertal children (pubertal stage Tanner 1; mean age 11.3 years, SD +/- 1.2, 4 boys) and 8 mature adolescents (Tanner 5; mean age 14.1 years, +/- 1.3, 3 boys). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MEASUREMENTS: All-night polysomnography was performed. Sleep stages were scored according to conventional criteria. EEG power spectra (of derivation C3/A2) were calculated using a fast Fourier transform routine. RESULTS: A reduction of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep stage 4 (by 40.1%) and greater amounts of stage 2 sleep (19.7%) were found in mature compared to prepubertal adolescents. NREM sleep EEG power was lower in the frequency ranges < 7 Hz, 11.8 to 12.6 Hz, and 16.2 to 16.8 Hz in mature adolescents. A reduction of rapid eye movement sleep spectral power was present in the frequency ranges < 8.6 Hz and 9.6 to 15 Hz for mature compared to prepubertal adolescents. Slow-wave activity showed identical dynamics within individual NREM sleep episodes and across the night in both developmental groups. CONCLUSIONS: The homeostatic recuperative drive during sleep remains unchanged across puberty. The decline of slow-wave sleep during adolescence may reflect developmental changes of the brain rather than changes of sleep regulatory processes.

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  • The EEG during SWS shows developmental changes: amplitude and slope of slow waves and SWA increase until puberty at 10-12 years to levels higher than adults, then decrease.

    “The EEG during SWS also shows typical changes during development: the amplitude and slope of slow waves as well as SWA (i.e., spectral power in the 0.5-4 Hz band, including both Ͻ1 Hz slow oscillation and 1-4 Hz delta activity) increases until the beginning of puberty at the age of 10 -12 years to levels distinctly higher than in adults, and thereafter starts to decrease (169, 604, 680).”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [604]

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Authors
Jenni, O. G., & Carskadon, M. A.
Affiliations
Brown University (US)
Corresponding author
Oskar G. Jenni
Venue
Sleep
Published
2004-06-01
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
774-83
ISSN
  • 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-9109
OpenAlex
W1246045855
Cited by
231
References
47
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FWCI
2.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • SLEEP (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH52415, R01MH052415)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
sleep EEG, adolescence, puberty, slow-wave activity, sleep homeostasis, NREM sleep, REM sleep, EEG spectral power, prepubertal children, brain development
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Electroencephalography, Humans, Sleep, Sleep Stages

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