STUDY OBJECTIVES: Slow wave EEG activity in NREM sleep decreases by more than 60% between ages 10 and 20 years. Slow wave EEG activity also declines across NREM periods (NREMPs) within a night, and this decline is thought to represent the dynamics of sleep homeostasis. We used longitudinal data to determine whether these homeostatic dynamics change across adolescence. DESIGN: All-night sleep EEG was recorded semiannually for 6 years. SETTING: EEG was recorded with ambulatory recorders in the subjects' homes. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-seven subjects in 2 cohorts, one starting at age 9 and one starting at age 12 years. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: For NREM delta (1-4 Hz) and theta (4-8 Hz) EEG, we tested whether the proportion of spectral energy contained in the first NREMP changes with age. We also tested for age changes in the parameters of the process S exponential decline. For both delta and theta, the proportion of energy in the first NREMP declined significantly across ages 9 to 18 years. Process S parameters SWA(0) and TWA(0), respectively, represent slow wave (delta) activity and theta wave activity at the beginning of the night. SWA(0) and TWA(0) declined significantly (P < 0.0001) across ages 9 to 18. CONCLUSIONS: These declines indicate that the intensity of the homeostatic or restorative processes at the beginning of sleep diminished across adolescence. We propose that this change in sleep regulation is caused by the synaptic pruning that occurs during adolescent brain maturation.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Slow wave EEG activity in NREM sleep decreases by more than 60% between ages 10 and 20 years. Slow wave EEG activity also declines across NREM periods (NREMPs) within a night, and this decline is thought to represent the dynamics of sleep homeostasis. We used longitudinal data to determine whether these homeostatic dynamics change across adolescence. DESIGN: All-night sleep EEG was recorded semiannually for 6 years. SETTING: EEG was recorded with ambulatory recorders in the subjects' homes. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-seven subjects in 2 cohorts, one starting at age 9 and one starting at age 12 years. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: For NREM delta (1-4 Hz) and theta (4-8 Hz) EEG, we tested whether the proportion of spectral energy contained in the first NREMP changes with age. We also tested for age changes in the parameters of the process S exponential decline. For both delta and theta, the proportion of energy in the first NREMP declined significantly across ages 9 to 18 years. Process S parameters SWA(0) and TWA(0), respectively, represent slow wave (delta) activity and theta wave activity at the beginning of the night. SWA(0) and TWA(0) declined significantly (P < 0.0001) across ages 9 to 18. CONCLUSIONS: These declines indicate that the intensity of the homeostatic or restorative processes at the beginning of sleep diminished across adolescence. We propose that this change in sleep regulation is caused by the synaptic pruning that occurs during adolescent brain maturation.
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