Effect of infant sleeping position on sleep spindles

SUMMARY Sleep spindles play an active role in inducing and maintaining sleep and may affect arousal by blocking the transmission of external stimuli through the thalamus to the cortex. Previously we have demonstrated that sleeping in the prone position impairs arousal in infants at 2–3 months of age...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of sleep research 2003-03, Vol.12 (1), p.19-24
Hauptverfasser:	Horne, Rosemary S. C., Egodagamage, Chamali, Cranage, Susan M., Adamson, T. Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	arousability Arousal - physiology Electroencephalography Female Humans Infant Male Polysomnography Posture prone position Sleep - physiology sleep spindles Sleep Stages - physiology sudden infant death syndrome
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