title: Sleep spindle characteristics as a function of age.
abstract: The characteristics of sleep spindles as a function of age were studied with an automated analysis system. Five age groups (group 0, 3-5 years; I, 13 years; II, 25-34 years; III, 42-53 years; and IV, 67-79 years) were analyzed. Significant differences in spindle frequency were found between groups 0-I and II-III-IV. The frequency increased with increasing age. No age differences were found in spindle duration. Spindle amplitude reached a peak in the group I subjects, then decreased with increasing age.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology*