Effects of thermoregulation on human sleep patterns: A mathematical model of sleep-wake cycles with REM-NREM subcircuit

In this paper we construct a mathematical model of human sleep/wake regulation with thermoregulation and temperature e ects. Simulations of this model show features previously presented in experimental data such as elongation of duration and number of REM bouts across the night as well as the appear...

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Autores: Bañuelos, Selenne, Best, Janet, Huguet Casades, Gemma|||0000-0003-3932-948X, Prieto-Langarica, Alicia, Pyzza, Pamela, Schmidt, Markus, Wilson, Shelby
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/90841
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/90841
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:REM cycle
sleep
thermoregulation.
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Models matemàtics
Classificació AMS::92 Biology and other natural sciences::92B Mathematical biology in general
Classificació AMS::92 Biology and other natural sciences::92C Physiological, cellular and medical topics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística
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Sumario:In this paper we construct a mathematical model of human sleep/wake regulation with thermoregulation and temperature e ects. Simulations of this model show features previously presented in experimental data such as elongation of duration and number of REM bouts across the night as well as the appearance of awakenings due to deviations in body temperature from thermoneutrality. This model helps to demonstrate the importance of temperature in the sleep cycle. Further modi cations of the model to include more temperature e ects on other aspects of sleep regulation such as sleep and REM latency are discussed