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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Comput Biol Med. 2015 Dec 11;69:44–51. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2015.11.017

Table 1.

Nijhuis definition for the heart-rate patterns and their associated behavioral states [1]. EM, GBM and HRP being eye movement, gross body movement and heart rate pattern, respectively.

Behavioral state EM GBM HRP

Quiet Sleep (1F) No Incidental A
Active Sleep (2F) Yes Periodic B
Quiet Awake (3F) Yes Absent C
Active Awake (4F) Yes Continuous D