Human slow wave sleep: A review and appraisal of recent findings, with implications for sleep functions, and psychiatric illness

Experientia

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 941-954

  Horne, J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain metabolism; circadian rhythm; depression; frontal cortex; Human sleep; schizophrenia; sleep loss; slow wave sleep; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AGE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP STAGES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0026662858     PISSN: 00144754     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01919141     Document Type: Review

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