Before revision: Example of an EEG alpha wave Example of an EEG theta wave A microsleep (MS) is a sudden temporary episode of sleep or drowsiness which may last for a few seconds or up to several seconds where an individual fails to respond to some arbitrary sensory input and becomes unconscious.International Classification of Sleep Disorders, , page 343Poudel, G. R., Innes, C. R., Bones, P. J., Watts, R., & Jones, R. D. (2012) Losing the struggle to stay awake: Divergent thalamic and cortical activity during microsleeps.
After revision: Example of an EEG alpha wave Example of an EEG theta wave A microsleep is a sudden temporary episode of sleep or drowsiness which may last for a few seconds or up to several seconds where an individual fails to respond to some arbitrary sensory input and becomes unconscious.International Classification of Sleep Disorders, , page 343Poudel, G. R., Innes, C. R., Bones, P. J., Watts, R., & Jones, R. D. (2012) Losing the struggle to stay awake: Divergent thalamic and cortical activity during microsleeps.