Spectral entropy of MREG decreases in line with increased amount of NREM sleep. a, EEG sleep state data show that the amount and depth of sleep both increase as a function of scan segment. b, Visual cortex SEROI spectral entropy of region of interest (visual cortex, SEROI) of MREG data predicts sleep and wakefulness across subjects (n = 12). Results indicate linear declines both in EEG sleep state and MREG SEROI values as a function of scan segment in the experiment. c, Spectral entropy decreased significantly in posterior brain areas (p < 0.05, df 11). d, The SEROI showed a drop in all subjects in the transition from wakefulness to EEG-verified sleep states in S2. e, The receiver operating curve (ROC) curve of SEROI data indicate high accuracy, area under the curve (AUC) = 0.88 (p < 0.0001), in the ability to distinguish sleep (n = 30 Sleep segments) from awake data (n = 30 Awake segments). The model has a sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 77%. p-value, p; Correlation coefficient, r; Montreal Neurologic Institute, MNI; Confidence interval, Cl.