Developing novel quantitative approaches to better understand the relationship between the sleep EEG and psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Joined May 2021
In a new study, researchers from @PrerauLab and colleagues reveal the influences behind timing of sleep spindle production. The study was published in @PNASNews. Read more: bwhclinicalandresearchnews.o… doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2405276…
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Can a fingerprint of your brain unlock the mysteries of cognitive disorders? 🧠 In @SmithsonianMag, I explore how scientists are harnessing the brain's power for mental health. Read more here! smithsonianmag.com/science-n…
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New work mapping typical & atypical brain development through the lens of the sleep EEG in 4000+ children. Stage-, band- and channel-specific maturational patterns plus prediction of chronological age which is accurate (r=0.95) and sensitive to disorder, incl. Down syndrome.
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New neuroimaging techniques highlight our brain’s “fingerprints” and their potential for identifying early signs of mental health disorders, including #schizophrenia, #anxiety, and #autism. Read my recent piece for @DiscoverMag here! discovermagazine.com/mind/ho…
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New paper out in #SLEEP! We show an improved characterization of #sleepapnea that can also serve as a basis for identifying future patient-specific respiratory phenotypes for #osa. eurekalert.org/news-releases…
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Check out our new video reviewing the historical approach to sleep EEG analysis and sharing a new method capable of summarizing tens of thousands of brainwaves and creating unique EEG fingerprints - youtu.be/YxfFe1MmebA #SleepResearch #SleepTwitter #AcademicEEG
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Need an accessible intro into point process modeling? Here is Dr. Uri Eden's talk - "Towards an Instantaneous AHI — Understanding Point Processes" from the lecture series - Computational Approaches to Signal Processing for Sleep youtu.be/DORSO_3v7Og #SleepTwitter #AcademicEEG
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Find more information on this lecture series here - prerau.bwh.harvard.edu/semin…