Parietal Fast Sleep Spindle Density Decrease in Alzheimer’s Disease and Amnesic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Several studies have identified two types of sleep spindles: fast (13–15 Hz) centroparietal and slow (11–13 Hz) frontal spindles. Alterations in spindle activity have been observed in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Only few studies have separately assessed fast and slo...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Gorgoni, Giulia Lauri, Ilaria Truglia, Susanna Cordone, Simone Sarasso, Serena Scarpelli, Anastasia Mangiaruga, Aurora D’Atri, Daniela Tempesta, Michele Ferrara, Camillo Marra, Paolo Maria Rossini, Luigi De Gennaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8376108