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. 2011 Sep 1;34(9):1243–1249. doi: 10.5665/SLEEP.1248

Table 1.

Mean (SDs in parentheses) amplitude (in μV), of N1, P2, and N350, measured at Cz, as a function of intensity of the auditory stimulus and stage of sleep.

Intensity (dB nHL) N1
Wake sN2 early sN3 sN2 late REM
    45 −4.88 (1.95) +2.40 (2.00) +1.52 (1.62) +1.23 (1.70) −0.82 (1.51)
    35 −3.53 (1.53) +0.44 (1.71) +2.30 (2.02) +0.66 (0.68) −0.13 (0.89)
    25 −2.92 (1.31) +0.42 (1.43) +1.66 (2.01) +0.74 (1.22) +0.32 (0.72)
    15 −1.51 (1.27) +0.86 (1.70) +0.28 (1.59) +0.52 (1.02) +0.25 (0.42)
    +5 −1.65 (0.92) +0.20 (0.89) +0.12 (1.55) +0.30 (1.03) +0.03 (0.50)
    −5 +0.14 (0.84) −0.16 (0.63) −0.08 (0.93) −0.24 (0.71) −0.03 (0.36)
Intensity (dB nHL) P2
Wake sN2 early sN3 sN2 late REM
    45 +2.81 (1.88) +14.88 (5.09) +14.80 (4.95) +13.89 (3.55) +5.58 (3.10)
    35 +3.32 (1.99) +6.19 (2.52) +11.83 (4.87) +6.49 (2.48) +2.48 (1.86)
    25 +1.10 (1.53) +3.58 (1.72) +8.81 (4.18) +5.39 (1.35) +2.20 (1.77)
    15 +1.07 (0.81) +3.54 (1.66) +3.87 (2.69) +2.32 (1.01) +1.11 (1.42)
    +5 +0.39 (0.91) +2.32 (1.06) +0.16 (1.93) +0.79 (1.85) +0.63 (1.32)
    −5 +0.14 (0.82) +0.37 (0.87) −0.07 (1.52) −0.28 (0.73) +0.04 (0.36)
Intensity (dB nHL) N350
Wake sN2 early sN3 sN2 late REM
    45 −14.61 (12.86) −25.07 (22.86) −16.02 (10.61) −4.25 (1.08)
    35 −5.77 (4.23) −7.15 (9.67) −2.91 (4.09) −3.03 (0.74)
    25 −2.79 (4.49) −0.82 (7.73) −2.33 (3.07) −1.45 (0.32)
    15 −1.21 (2.33) −1.30 (4.61) −1.03 (2.93) −0.79 (0.42)
    +5 +0.45 (2.87) −2.16 (4.83) −0.79 (2.62) −0.66 (0.36)
    −5 −0.32 (2.13) +0.18 (3.80) −0.28 (2.40) −0.24 (0.53)