AGING AND SLEEP STAGE EFFECTS ON ENTROPY OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM SIGNALS

The aging brain is characterized by alteration in synaptic contacts, which leads to decline of motor and cognitive functions. These changes are reflected in the age related shifts in power spectrum of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals in both wakefulness and sleep. Various non-linear measures have...

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Main Author: Vennelaganti, Swetha
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2008
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/553
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1557&context=gradschool_theses