Heart Rate Variability During Waking and Sleep in Healthy Males and Females
SLEEPPublished 1 December 1999Open access
Sigrid Elsenbruch, Michael J. Harnish, William C. Orr
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The results confirmed changes in autonomic activity from waking to sleep, with marked differences between NREM and REM sleep, and suggested gender differences in autonomics functioning during waking and sleep.
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The results confirmed changes in autonomic activity from waking to sleep, with marked differences between NREM and REM sleep. These changes were primarily due to stage-related alterations in vagal tone. REM sleep was characterized by increased sympathetic dominance, secondary to vagal withdrawal. The data also suggested gender differences in autonomic functioning during waking and sleep, with decreased vagal tone during waking and increased sympathetic dominance during REM sleep in the males.
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