title: The effects of time constant on electrooculographic recording of slow eye movements during the wake-sleep transition.
abstract: This study examines distortions in electrooculogram (EOG) wave form of slow eye movements (SEM) during the wake-sleep transition. Distortions in AC-coupled EOG, which were evaluated by computing Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient between DC- and AC-coupled EOG, decreased as a function of time constants (0.3, 3 and 6 s) and showed SEM-dependent changes. Time constants of longer than 3.0 s should be chosen to reliably recognize SEM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Tottori University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiroshige
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004585:Electrooculography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000295:instrumentation; D012016:Reference Values; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012894:Sleep Stages; D014851:Wakefulness