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. 2013 Sep 4;8(9):e69914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069914

Table 1. Statistical Analysis of Relationships of EEG Activity to REMs, Metabolic Rate, and Temperature in 7 Animals Recorded During Torpor.

Lemur Site Metabolic Recording Recording Duration Correlation of Ambient Temperature and Total EEG Power Correlation of Metabolic Rate and Total EEG Power Correlation of Ambient Temperature and Number of Rapid Eye Movements per 30 second epoch Mean Ambient Temp REM Epochs (°C) Mean Ambient Temp Other Epochs (°C) Beta Power REM Epochs (µV2) Beta Power Other Epochs (µV2) Gamma Power REM Epochs (µV2) Gamma Power Other Epochs (µV2)
1 In Wild Yes 5 Days 0.23 (p<0.0001) 0.30 (p<0.0001) 0.35 (p<0.0001) 27.26 (4.9) 19.75*** (6.5) 0.34 (0.057) 0.73*** (0.73) 0.0040 (0.007) 0.042*** (0.063)
2 In Wild No 2 Days 0.30 (p<0.0001) N/A 0.32 (p<0.017) 30.00 (6.4) 18.48*** (7.89) 0.053 (0.002) 0.062* (0.34) 0.00068 (0.00015) 0.0032***(0.0037)
3 In Wild No 1 Day 0.21 (p<0.0001) N/A 0.23 (p<0.07) 26.40 (4.97) 20.49*** (8.81) 0.074 (0.032) 0.16 (0.59) 0.00084 (0.00019) 0.0012* (0.0012)
4 In Wild No 3 Days −0.13 (N.S.) N/A 0.21 (p<0.02) 24.46 (7.22) 20.46*** (7.08) 0.13 (0.032) 0.24*** (0.16) 0.0050 (0.0017) 0.0081***(0.0087)
5 In Wild No 2 Days 0.015 (N.S.) N/A 0.25 (p<0.04) 31.48 (1.15) 19.61*** (7.92) 0.27 (0.096) 0.48*** (0.54) 0.0030 (0.00085) 0.0063 (0.346)
6 In Wild No 2 Days −0.04 (N.S.) N/A 0.28 (p = 0.079) 30.02 (3.89) 27.2* (6.72) 0.3 (0.059) 1.04* (1.98) 0.0047 (0.0012) 0.033* (0.071)
7 DLC Yes 6 Hours −0.12 (N.S.) 0.66 (p<0.0001) N/A 21.2 (0.71) 20.5 (0.64) 0.20 (.0049) 1.32 (1.81) 0.0019 (0.0033) 0.032 (0.092)
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.0001 For Difference between REM Epochs and Epochs Other Than REM; DLC = Duke Lemur Center;

Only 2 REM epochs were included in these analyses.