Auditory closed-loop stimulation of EEG slow oscillations strengthens sleep and signs of its immune-supportive function

Luciana Besedovsky; Hong-Viet V. Ngo; Stoyan Dimitrov; Christoph Gassenmaier; Rainer Lehmann; Jan Born

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02170-3

Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Auditory closed-loop stimulation of EEG slow oscillations strengthens sleep and signs of its immune-supportive function

Luciana Besedovsky,
Hong-Viet V. Ngo,
Stoyan Dimitrov,
Christoph Gassenmaier,
Rainer Lehmann,
Jan Born

Affiliations

Luciana Besedovsky: Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen
Hong-Viet V. Ngo: Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen
Stoyan Dimitrov: Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen
Christoph Gassenmaier: Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Tübingen
Rainer Lehmann: German Center for Diabetes Research
Jan Born: Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02170-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Circulating hormones undergo fluctuations during sleep. Here, the authors increase electroencephalographic slow oscillations (SO) during sleep in men using an auditory closed-loop stimulation, and show that the circulating level of cortisol, aldosterone and immune cell count can be altered.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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