Sleep spindle
EEG waveform that occurs during sleep
Sleep spindles are bursts of neural oscillatory activity that are generated by interplay of the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) and other thalamic nuclei during stage 2 NREM sleep in a frequency range of ~11 to 16 Hz (usually 12โ14 Hz) with a duration of 0.5 seconds or greater (usually 0.5โ1.5 seconds). After generation as an interaction of...
