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Sleep Architecture

Posted February 12, 2016 by Robert Hooper

This is the term that is used to describe brain wave patterns during sleep. In order to determine sleep architectures, measurements must be made of brain waves (EEG), muscular activities (EMG) and eye movements (EOG).

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