Human Sleep Research Program: Publications

Following is a list of representative publications authored or co-authored by members of our staff. Click on the title of the publication to link to an abstract and further information. Topic areas include:

EEG Processes

Alcoholism and Normal Aging

Smoking

EEG and Upper Airway Mechanics

Sleep Deprivation

Sleep in Children and Adolescents

Reproductive Hormones

EEG Processes

Colrain IM, Campbell K (2007) The use of evoked potentials in sleep research. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 11(4):277-293.

Nicholas, CL, Trinder J, Colrain IM (2006) The Impact of Slow Wave Sleep Proximity on Evoked K-Complex Generation. Neuroscience Letters 404: 127-131.

Harvey LA, Wilson WJ, Bradley AP, Darnell R, and Baker FC. (2006). The effect of sleep on the fast and slow components of the auditory brainstem response: A pilot study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 28: 106-121.

Colrain IM (2005) The K-complex: A seven-decade history. Sleep, 28(2):255-273. 

Baker FC, Shah S, Stewart DR, Xu F, Szymusiak R, Opp MR and McGinty D. (2005).  Interleukin 1 Beta treatment increases c-Fos protein expression in sleep-active regions of the preoptic hypothalamus in rats. American Journal of Physiology Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R998-R1005.

Baker FC, Angara C, Szymusiak R, and McGinty D. (2005). Persistence of sleep-temperature coupling after suprachiasmatic nuclei lesions in rats. American Journal of Physiology Regul Integr Comp Physiol 289: R827-R838.

Crowley KE, Colrain IM.  A review of the evidence for P2 being an independent component process: age, sleep and modality. Clin Neurophysiol. 2004 Apr;115(4):732-44.

Crowley K, Trinder J, Colrain IM. Evoked K-complex generation: the impact of sleep spindles and age. Clin Neurophysiol. 2004 Feb;115(2):471-6.

Bastien CH, Crowley KE, Colrain IM. Evoked potential components unique to non-REM sleep: relationship to evoked K-complexes and vertex sharp waves. Int J Psychophysiol. 2002 Dec;46(3):257-74.

Campbell KB, Colrain IM. Event-related potential measures of the inhibition of information processing: II. The sleep onset period. Int J Psychophysiol. 2002 Dec;46(3):197-214.

Alcoholism and Normal Aging

Crowley K, Trinder J, Kim Y, Carrington M, Colrain IM. The effects of normal aging on sleep spindle and K-complex production. Clin Neurophysiol. 2002 Oct;113(10):1615-22.

Nicholas CL, Sullivan EV, Pfefferbaum A, Trinder J, Colrain IM. The effects of alcoholism on auditory evoked potentials during sleep. J Sleep Res. 2002 Sep;11(3):247-53.

Crowley K, Trinder J, Colrain IM. An examination of evoked K-complex amplitude and frequency of occurrence in the elderly.  J Sleep Res. 2002 Jun;11(2):129-40.

Smoking

Colrain IM, Swan GE. (2008) The effects of smoking cessation and related treatments on sleep. The International Journal of Sleep and Wakefulness – Primary Care. 1(3): 90-94.

Colrain IM, Trinder J, Swan GE. The impact of smoking cessation on objective and subjective markers of sleep: review, synthesis, and recommendations. Nicotine Tob Res. 2004 Dec;6(6):913-25.

EEG and Upper Airway Mechanics

Colrain IM, Trinder J (2007) Central and autonomic nervous system consequences of apnea. In Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathophysiology, Comorbidities and Consequences. Kushida C (Ed); Taylor and Francis, London. P275-292

Dreher A, de la Chaux, R, Klemens C, Werner R, Baker F, Barthlen G, Rasp G. (2005). Correlation between otorhinolaryngologic evaluation and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in snorers. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 131:95-8.

Webster KE, Colrain IM, Davenport PW. P300 from inspiratory occlusion reflects orienting but not startle. Biol Psychol. 2004 Mar;66(1):21-33.

Afifi L, Guilleminault C, Colrain IM. Sleep and respiratory stimulus specific dampening of cortical responsiveness in OSAS.  Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2003 Jul 16;136(2-3):221-34.

Gora J, Trinder J, Pierce R, Colrain IM.  Evidence of a sleep-specific blunted cortical response to inspiratory occlusions in mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Nov 1;166(9):1225-34.

Webster KE, Adey SA, Colrain IM.  The effect of stimulus probability on P3 in the respiratory-related evoked potential.  Psychophysiology. 2002 Jan;39(1):9-15.

Gora J, Colrain IM, Trinder J.  The investigation of K-complex and vertex sharp wave activity in response to mid-inspiratory occlusions and complete obstructions to breathing during NREM sleep. Sleep. 2001 Feb 1;24(1):81-9.

Sleep Deprivation

Colrain IM.  Novel measures of daytime central nervous system function following sleep disruption. Sleep. 2003 Sep;26(6):650-1.

Nicholas CL, Trinder J, Colrain IM. Increased production of evoked and spontaneous K-complexes following a night of fragmented sleep. Sleep. 2002 Dec;25(8):882-7.

Sleep in Children and Adolescents

Huang J, Colrain IM, Melendres MC, Karamessinis LR, Pepe MS, Samuel JM, Abi-Raad RF, Trescher WH, Marcus CL. (2007) Cortical processing of respiratory afferent stimuli during sleep in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep. 31(3): 403-410.

Melendres MC, Marcus CL, Abi-Raad RF, Trescher WH, Lutz JM Colrain IM.  (2008) Respiratory-related evoked potentials during sleep in children. Sleep. 31(1): 55-61.

Reproductive Hormones

Baker FC, Lamarche L, Iacovides S, Colrain IM. (2008) Sleep and Menstrual-related Disorders. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 3(1) 23-35.

Baker FC, Kahan TL, Trinder J, Colrain IM. (2007) Sleep quality and the sleep electroencephalogram in women with severe premenstrual syndrome. Sleep. 30(10): 1283-1291. 

Reid AM and Baker FC. (2008)  Sleep behavior in South African university students and consequences for daytime alertness. South African Journal of Psychology. In Press.

Baker FC, Lee KA, Manber R. (2007). Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Women. Primary Care Sleep Medicine: A Practical Guide. (2007). Pagel J.F. and Pandi-Perumal S.R. (Ed). Humana Press, NJ. P 209-224.

Baker FC, Driver HS. (2007). Circadian Rhythms, Sleep, and the Menstrual Cycle. Sleep Medicine 8: 613-622.

Armitage R and Baker FC. (2005). The menstrual cycle and women’s sleep and circadian rhythms. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine (4th Ed.) Kryger M., Roth T. and Dement, W. (Ed). Saunders, Philadelphia, Chapter 108.

Baker FC, Driver HS. Self-reported sleep across the menstrual cycle in young, healthy women.  J Psychosom Res. 2004 Feb;56(2):239-43.

Manber R, Kuo TF, Cataldo N, Colrain IM. The effects of hormone replacement therapy on sleep-disordered breathing in postmenopausal women: a pilot study. Sleep. 2003 Mar 15;26(2):163-8.

Baker FC, Driver HS, Paiker J, Rogers GG, Mitchell D. Acetaminophen does not affect 24-h body temperature or sleep in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.  J Appl Physiol. 2002 Apr;92(4):1684-91.

Baker FC, Mitchell D, Driver HS.  Oral contraceptives alter sleep and raise body temperature in young women.  Pflugers Arch. 2001 Aug;442(5):729-37.

Baker FC, Waner JI, Vieira EF, Taylor SR, Driver HS, Mitchell D. Sleep and 24 hour body temperatures: a comparison in young men, naturally cycling women and women taking hormonal contraceptives.  J Physiol. 2001 Feb 1;530(Pt 3):565-74.

Driver HS, Baker FC. Menstrual factors in sleep. Sleep Med Rev. 1998 Nov;2(4):213-29.

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