The interaction between the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system
(PNS) governs various physiological functions, influences cognitive processes and …

Background Because of problems with the recording and analysis of the EEG signal,
automatic sleep staging using cardiorespiratory signals has been employed as an …

Background: Sleep staging is an important basis of sleep research, which is closely related
to both normal sleep physiology and sleep disorders. Many studies have reported various …

Monitoring fetal heart rate during pregnancy is essential to assist clinicians in making more
timely decisions. Non-invasive monitoring of fetal heart activities using abdominal ECGs is …

Getting enough quality sleep plays a vital role in protecting our mental health, physical
health, and quality of life. Sleep deprivation can make it difficult to concentrate on daily …

Judiciously classifying phase-A subtypes in cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) is critical for
investigating sleep dynamics. Phase-amplitude coupling (PAC), one of the representative …

Impedance plethysmography provides a way to measure respiratory activity by sensing the
change of thoracic impedance caused by inspiration and expiration. This measurement …

Time-variant coherence analysis between the heart rate variability (HRV) and the channel-
related envelopes of adaptively selected EEG components was used as an indicator for the …

Primary objective: The objective of this study is to assess the functional state of the
autonomic nervous system in healthy individuals and in individuals in coma using measures …

Recent studies of brain activities show that cross-frequency coupling (CFC) plays an
important role in memory and learning. Many measures have been proposed to investigate …