A system for use in inhibiting a future apneic event, the system comprising: an analysis module configured to monitor physiological data of an infant with one or more sensors, the one or more sensors comprising a respiration sensor, the physiological data including measurements of an interbreath interval of the infant; receive one or more input signals from the one or more sensors in a sensor and data acquisition system; produce one or more output signals from the sensor and data acquisition system for inputting to a signal processor; analyze, via an algorithm of the signal processor, the received physiological data to detect an impending apneic event; the analysis comprising: predicting the impending apneic event using a point-process model, the predicting being based on a variance, σ 2, of the measurements of the interbreath interval; compare via a compare module the variance to a predetermined threshold value, the predetermined threshold value indicating a predetermined event of the impending apneic event, determine that the variance is greater than the predetermined threshold value; and a stimulating mechanism operatively coupled to the analysis module, the stimulating mechanism configured to, based on the determining, automatically apply a subarousal vibrational stimulation to the infant via a physical stimulator to inhibit occurrence of the impending apneic event, the physical stimulator interacting with one or more body parts of the infant, the subarousal vibrational stimulation including stochastic resonance stimulation. an analysis module configured to monitor physiological data of an infant with one or more sensors, the one or more sensors comprising a respiration sensor, the physiological data including measurements of an interbreath interval of the infant; receive one or more input signals from the one or more sensors in a sensor and data acquisition system; produce one or more output signals from the sensor and data acquisition system for inputting to a signal processor; analyze, via an algorithm of the signal processor, the received physiological data to detect an impending apneic event; the analysis comprising: predicting the impending apneic event using a point-process model, the predicting being based on a variance, σ 2, of the measurements of the interbreath interval; compare via a compare module the variance to a predetermined threshold value, the predetermined threshold value indicating a predetermined event of the impending apneic event, determine that the variance is greater than the predetermined threshold value; and monitor physiological data of an infant with one or more sensors, the one or more sensors comprising a respiration sensor, the physiological data including measurements of an interbreath interval of the infant; receive one or more input signals from the one or more sensors in a sensor and data acquisition system; produce one or more output signals from the sensor and data acquisition system for inputting to a signal processor; analyze, via an algorithm of the signal processor, the received physiological data to detect an impending apneic event; the analysis comprising: predicting the impending apneic event using a point-process model, the predicting being based on a variance, σ 2, of the measurements of the interbreath interval; compare via a compare module the variance to a predetermined threshold value, the predetermined threshold value indicating a predetermined event of the impending apneic event, determine that the variance is greater than the predetermined threshold value; and a stimulating mechanism operatively coupled to the analysis module, the stimulating mechanism configured to, based on the determining, automatically apply a subarousal vibrational stimulation to the infant via a physical stimulator to inhibit occurrence of the impending apneic event, the physical stimulator interacting with one or more body parts of the infant, the subarousal vibrational stimulation including stochastic resonance stimulation.