Brain activity during sleep is characterized by circuit-specific oscillations, including slow
waves, spindles and theta waves, which are nested in thalamocortical or hippocampal …

Sleep spindles are a distinctive EEG phasic feature of NREM sleep and are prevalent during
stage 2 as compared to slow wave sleep. While the neurophysiological mechanisms of …

Not just detecting but also predicting impairment of a car driver's operational state is a
challenge. This study aims to determine whether the standard sources of information used to …

Falling asleep is paralleled by a loss of conscious awareness and reduced capacity to
process external stimuli. Little is known on sleep-associated changes of spontaneously …

During relaxed wakefulness, the human brain exhibits pronounced rhythmic electrical
activity in the α frequency band (8-13 Hz). This activity consists of 3 main components: the …

In the last decade, virtual reality (VR) training has been used extensively in video games
and military training to provide a sense of realism and environmental interaction to its users …

Neurophysiological markers can overcome the limitations of behavioural assessments of
Disorders of Consciousness (DoC). EEG alpha power emerged as a promising marker for …

Somnambulism, or sleepwalking, can give rise to a wide range of adverse consequences
and is one of the leading causes of sleep-related injury. Accurate diagnosis is crucial for …

Insomnia is a common clinical condition resulting in significant costs and morbidity. Previous
models of insomnia focusing on psychological and behavioral processes are useful …

According to the recently proposed vigilance model of affective disorders (vigilance in the
sense of “brain arousal”), manic behaviour is partly interpreted as an autoregulatory attempt …