EEG-vigilance and the autonomic nervous system

Introduction: Recent research indicates that different vigilance stages of the central nervous system (CNS) can be separated not only during sleep but also during the resting condition. A growing body of evidence suggests that dysregulation of vigilance during rest plays an important role in different neuropsychiatric disorders. Hence it is necessary to sharpen the understanding of the brain function in the resting brain. Our research group has developed an EEG-based algorithm for classification of distinct EEG-vigilance stages from wakefulness to sleep onset. The aim of this study is to investigate the relation…