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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Sleep -- Research"”.
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The twitcing eye : REM sleep and the emotional brain
Sleep and emotion have been linked since the discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep sixty years ago. Sleep, in particular REM sleep and the dreams it harbors, seems to modulate mood, restoring stability to the weary mind. Scientists have struggled to understand this link through the biological …
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Investigation of Sleep Neural Dynamics in Intracranial EEG Patients
… (iEEG) provides superior diagnostic and research benefits over non-invasive EEG in terms of spatial resolution and the level of electrophysiological detail. Post-operative Computed Tomography (CT) scans provide the precision in electrode localization required for clinical purposes; …
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An investigation into the relationship between sleep problems and daytime behaviour difficulties in adults with learning disabilities
Sleep research with adults with learning disabilities has been limited. This study considered the sleep problems experienced by adults with learning disabilities in two main sections, a survey and an intervention. The survey assessed the prevalence, nature and range of sleep problems experienced by …
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Investigating the relationship between sleep and postpartum depression: a longitudinal study examining the relationships between subjective and objective sleep during the perinatal period and postpartum depression.
Research has suggested that a bi-directional relationship exists between sleep disruption and depression. Not only is poor sleep a commonly reported symptom in those with depression, some aspects of sleep have also been shown to predict the onset of depression. Despite sleep problems being a …
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Identification and Characterization of Two Novel Sleep Promoting Neurons Located in the Ventral Nerve Cord of Drosophila Melanogaster
Sleep is a phenomenon that is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom and can be found in nearly every evolutionary niche that has come about. Humans cannot live without it, and it is required for optimal physical and mental health. Despite its importance, we have yet to discover the reason or reasons for …
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Sleep/wake patterns and key predictors for sleep impairment in patient-caregiver dyads:: a longitudinal observational study among women with early stage breast cancer and their informal caregivers during chemotherapy treatment
… and Objectives: Alterations in the habitual sleep/wake patterns of women with breast cancer and their informal caregivers may be concurrently exacerbated and co-vary during the patient’s treatment. The current study set out to longitudinally ex-plore sleep-wake patterns of patient-caregiver …
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Essays on Worker Productivity and Labor Supply
… The second essay seeks to answer how alleviating sleep deprivation among poor urban workers affect work outcomes, well being, and decision making. The urban poor in developing countries face challenging living environments, which may interfere with good sleep. Using actigraphy to measure sleep …
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Pagyvenusių ir senyvo amžiaus žmonių, sergančių širdies ir kraujagyslių ligomis, miego kokybės įvertinimas /
Sleeping Quality Assessment of Elder and Old People with Cardiovascular Diseases Thesis author: Giedrė Cvirkaitė, the IVth course student of VU nursing bachelor programme. Thesis supervisor: asist. Viktorija Kielaitė, Vilnius university, faculty of medicine, department of Nursing and basics of …
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Investigating impacts of sleep on recovery and performance in elite rugby union
Sleep plays a vital role in daily functioning of biological, cognitive, and physical performance for humans. Additionally, sleep has been widely regarded by athletes to play an important role in recovery from training and competition. Despite the increasing amount of sleep research in athlete …
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Using telecommunication to teach parents how to improve their child´s sleep
Many children experience sleep problems which can affect their and their parents mental and physical health (Koulouglioti et al., 2008; ; Martin et al., 2007; Meltzer & Mindell, 2007; O’Brien, 2011). These problems can become chronic if not treated (Kataria et al., 1987; Zuckerman et al., 1987). A …
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Sleeping to perform: examining sleep and exercise in elite female athletes
Sleep plays an essential role in biological functions, and is fundamental for human health and wellbeing. Sleep is also widely recognised as playing an important role in the sporting environment, with an increasing awareness of the importance of sleep in elite athletes. Although sleep research in …
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Representation learning for multivariate time series : artefact analysis on sleep recordings
… a major area of interest within the field of sleep science. The domain of sleep science is shifting, due to the automation machine learning introduces. Automatic analyses are vital to minimise diagnostic time and provide as many people as possible with the help they require. Artefact detection …
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Evaluation of an accessible automatic sleep spindle detector
An important component of sleep medicine is assessing a patient’s polysomnogram, which includes sleep staging. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) requires that sleep staging must take into account the number of sleep spindles, a short burst of neural oscillatory activity, demonstrating …