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Sleep EEG criticality predicts dementia risk

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Researchers have found that sleep EEG signal criticality, measured using Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MFDFA), can predict future cognitive decline in dementia. Analysis of longitudinal data showed that cognitively healthy individuals exhibited sleep dynamics closer to an optimally critical state compared to those who later developed dementia. These findings suggest that MFDFA measures could be integrated into automated sleep-based screening tools for earlier intervention. AI

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Sleep EEG criticality predicts dementia risk

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Stanis{\l}aw Nar\k{e}bski, Tomasz Komendzi\'nski, Tomasz M. Rutkowski ·

    Sleep EEG Signal Criticality as a Non-Invasive Predictor of Cognitive Decline in Dementia

    arXiv:2606.10889v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Early detection of neurodegeneration remains a critical clinical challenge. This study investigates whether sleep EEG signal criticality, quantified via Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MFDFA), serves as a non-invasive…

  2. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Tomasz M. Rutkowski ·

    Sleep EEG Signal Criticality as a Non-Invasive Predictor of Cognitive Decline in Dementia

    Early detection of neurodegeneration remains a critical clinical challenge. This study investigates whether sleep EEG signal criticality, quantified via Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MFDFA), serves as a non-invasive biomarker for future cognitive decline. We analyz…

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