EEG equipment for studies of sleep and cognition

睡眠在认知领域的学习和记忆巩固中起着核心作用，并对认知的各个方面产生重大影响。EEG是了解睡眠生理学如何与记忆巩固和认知更广泛相关的重要工具。我们正在请求设备装备两个睡眠脑电图实验室，以支持在西方的大脑和心灵研究所从事睡眠相关研究的多个研究人员不断增长的研究计划。该设备将使我们能够记录实验室中睡眠参与者的大脑活动，以及眼球运动和肌肉活动。 这些EEG睡眠研究将深入了解睡眠和睡眠相关的生理机制（如慢波振荡和纺锤波）如何影响认知的各个方面，从语言到记忆巩固再到执行功能。 该设备还将允许参与我们研究项目的HQP进行持续的高质量培训，其中包括EEG和多导睡眠图数据采集，在线和离线睡眠分期以及高级EEG分析方面的培训。 该设备将促进大脑和心灵研究所睡眠研究的重要势头，支持该领域正在进行和未来的合作，并最终促进我们对睡眠和认知之间联系的理解。

Sleep plays a central role in learning and memory consolidation across cognitive domains, and has a significant influence on various across aspects of cognition. EEG is an essential tool for understanding how sleep physiology relates to memory consolidation and cognition more broadly. We are requesting equipment to outfit two sleep-EEG laboratories to support the growing research programs of multiple researchers engaged in sleep-related research at Western's Brain and Mind Institute. This equipment will allow us to record brain activity, as well as eye movements and muscle activity, of sleeping participants in the lab. These EEG sleep studies will provide insight into how sleep and sleep-related physiological mechanisms (such as slow-wave oscillations and spindles) contribute to various aspects of cognition, ranging from language to memory consolidation to executive function. This equipment will also allow for ongoing high-quality training of HQP engaged in our research programs, which includes training in EEG and polysomnography data acquisition, online and offline sleep staging, and advanced EEG analyses. This equipment will facilitate the significant momentum for sleep-research at the Brain and Mind Institute, support ongoing and future collaborations in this area, and ultimately advance our understanding of links between sleep and cognition.