Psychiatry and Psychology

Slow-Wave Sleep

A stage of sleep characterized by synchronized wave activity as observed in the ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; the waves exhibit a frequency of 0.5 to 2 Hz, and a peak-to-peak amplitude greater than 75 microvolts.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A stage of sleep characterized by synchronized wave activity as observed in the ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; the waves exhibit a frequency of 0.5 to 2 Hz, and a peak-to-peak amplitude greater than 75 microvolts.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Deep Sleep
  • Delta Sleep
  • N3 Sleep
  • NREM Stage 3
  • Sleep, Slow-Wave
  • Sleep, Deep
  • Sleep, Delta
  • Sleep, N3
  • Sleep, Slow Wave
  • Slow Wave Sleep
  • Stage 3, NREM

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2019; use SLEEP 1998-2018

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Tree Numbers

  1. F02w.830w.855w.796.835w
  2. G11.561.803w.754.835w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Slow-Wave Sleep. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077310. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077310
  2. Slow-Wave Sleep. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow-wave_sleep
  3. Slow-Wave Sleep. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3964845