The Role of the Thalamus in the Neurological Mechanism of Subjective Sleepiness: An fMRI Study.
Yuki MotomuraShingo KitamuraKyoko NakazakiKentaro ObaRuri KatsunumaYuri TerasawaAkiko HidaYoshiya MoriguchiKazuo MishimaPublished in: Nature and science of sleep (2021)
Subjective sleepiness and the thalamic-cortical network dynamics are strongly related, indicating the application of graph theory to study sleepiness and consciousness. These results also demonstrate that resting functional connectivity largely reflects the "state" of the subject, suggesting that the control of sleep and conscious states is essential when using functional magnetic resonance imaging indices as biomarkers.
Keyphrases
- sleep quality
- functional connectivity
- resting state
- obstructive sleep apnea
- magnetic resonance imaging
- depressive symptoms
- sleep apnea
- deep brain stimulation
- physical activity
- positive airway pressure
- heart rate
- computed tomography
- heart rate variability
- magnetic resonance
- blood pressure
- machine learning
- neural network
- blood brain barrier