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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 12.
Published before final editing as: J Sleep Res. 2018 Nov 12:e12793. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12793

Table 1.

Features of sleep macrostructure, EEG rhythmicity and functional EEG connectivity

Feature Definition
Total sleep duration (min) Time in bed spent in REM or NREM stage
Total stage duration (min) Time in bed spent in each stage
Relative stage duration (%) Percentage of sleep (from first non-W to last non-W) spent in each stage
Number of stage episodes Number of stable (minimum 3 min) episodes in each stage
Mean stage duration (min) Mean duration of episodes in each stage
Sleep latency (min) Time in bed after lights are off to reach the first non-W stage
REM sleep latency (min) Time in bed after first non-W stage to reach REM sleep
Sleep efficiency (%) Percentage of time in bed after lights are off spent in a non-W stage
EEG slow wave power Spectral EEG power in the frequency range 0.5–1.5 Hz
EEG delta power Spectral EEG power in the frequency range 1.5–4 Hz
EEG theta power Spectral EEG power in the frequency range 4–7.5 Hz
EEG alpha power Spectral EEG power in the frequency range 7.5–11 Hz
EEG sigma power Spectral EEG power in the frequency range 11–15 Hz
EEG beta power Spectral EEG power in the frequency range 15–30 Hz
EEG slow wave coherence Inter-hemispheric coherence in the frequency range 0.5–1.5 Hz
EEG delta coherence Inter-hemispheric coherence in the frequency range 1.5–4 Hz
EEG theta coherence Inter-hemispheric coherence in the frequency range 4–7.5 Hz
EEG alpha coherence Inter-hemispheric coherence in the frequency range 7.5–11 Hz
EEG sigma coherence Inter-hemispheric coherence in the frequency range 11–15 Hz
EEG beta coherence Inter-hemispheric coherence in the frequency range 15–30 Hz

EEG, electroencephalogram; REM, rapid eye movement; NREM, non-rapid eye movement; W, wake.