Abstract

Electroencephalogram (EEG) power density and self-rated fatigue were assessed in nine healthy women during a 40-hour period of sustained wakefulness under constant behavioral and environmental conditions (constant routine protocol). Waking EEG recordings were performed for 4 minutes after 3, 10, 27 and 34 hours of prior wakefulness. EEG power density in the 6.25- to 9.0-Hz frequency range progressively increased across the four recordings, suggesting an endogenous homeostatic component in the regulation of the theta/alpha frequencies under constant conditions. Subjective fatigue also exhibited an increasing component in the course of the constant routine protocol, with a clear circadian modulation. Fatigue ratings and the theta/ alpha power density of the waking EEG recorded at the same four time points during the constant routine protocol correlated significantly. Our data demonstrate the presence of a homeostatic component in the control of EEG power density in the 6.25- to 9.0-Hz range.

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WakefulnessElectroencephalographyAlpha (finance)Circadian rhythmPsychologyAudiologyNeuroscienceMedicineDevelopmental psychology

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Year
1995
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Volume
18
Issue
10
Pages
890-894
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340
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Christian Cajochen, Daniel P. Brunner, Kurt Kräuchi et al. (1995). Power Density in Theta/Alpha Frequencies of the Waking EEG Progressively Increases During Sustained Wakefulness. SLEEP , 18 (10) , 890-894. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/18.10.890

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10.1093/sleep/18.10.890