CellWell record HH-301904
Differences in sleep spindles and polysomnography in humans: a meta-analysis on the influence of age, sex, and cognitive ability
Campos-Beltrán D; Zhang S; Marshall L
Frontiers in sleep · 2026
In plain language
Aging reduces sleep spindle amplitude, density, and duration, while females show higher spindle power and longer slow-wave sleep than males.
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