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    • Modern lifestyles often lead to insufficient sleep, negatively impacting cognitive function and immunity.
    • Accurate assessment of sleep quality (SQ) is crucial for overall health but remains challenging due to its complex neurological and environmental determinants.
    • Existing methods for evaluating SQ lack precision in capturing its underlying neural mechanisms.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the neurological underpinnings of sleep quality (SQ) using electroencephalography (EEG).
    • To explore the utility of phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) analysis in quantifying SQ.
    • To develop machine learning models for individual-level SQ classification based on EEG markers.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized electroencephalography (EEG) to record brain activity during sleep, resting state (RS), and working memory tasks.
    • Performed phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) analysis, focusing on delta and beta frequency bands.
    • Applied machine learning algorithms to classify SQ based on identified EEG features, particularly delta-beta PAC.

    Main Results:

    • Identified distinct patterns in beta power and delta connectivity between sleep and RS states, correlating with working memory performance.
    • Observed a significantly pronounced delta-beta PAC in individuals with good SQ.
    • Demonstrated a positive correlation between SQ and the strength of delta-beta PAC.

    Conclusions:

    • Delta-beta PAC serves as a robust electrophysiological marker for quantifying sleep quality.
    • This EEG-based approach provides novel insights into the neurological determinants of SQ.
    • Machine learning models utilizing delta-beta PAC show high efficacy in individual SQ classification.