Hybrid in-phase and continuous auditory stimulation significantly enhances slow wave activity during sleep

Recent evidence has shown that enhancing slow-wave activity (SWA) during sleep has positive effects on cognitive, metabolic, and autonomic function. We have developed a consumer, integrated device that automatically detects sleep stages from a single electroencephalogram (EEG) signal and delivers auditory stimulation in a closed-loop manner. The stimulation was delivered in 15-auditory tone blocks separated from each other by at least 15 seconds. The first tone in a block was synchronized to the up-state of a detected slow-wave while subsequent ones were separated from each other by a constant 1-second inter-tone interval. The system was tested in a study involving 22 participants and SWA enhancement (average 45.8%; p=0.0027) was found in 19/22 participants.

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