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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Chronic insomnia disorder is a prevalent sleep disorder with incompletely understood pathophysiological mechanisms.
  • Current models view insomnia as a 24-hour disorder characterized by hyperarousal, but traditional polysomnography offers limited mechanistic insight.
  • Quantitative EEG metrics and sleep microstructure are emerging as potential biomarkers for insomnia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current evidence on electroencephalography (EEG) applications in insomnia research.
  • To frame EEG findings within contemporary clinical models of insomnia.
  • To propose future directions for EEG research in insomnia.

Main Methods:

  • This narrative review synthesizes findings from studies utilizing EEG during both wakefulness and sleep.
  • Focus is placed on quantitative EEG metrics and sleep microstructure features.
  • Evidence on EEG markers of treatment response is also examined.

Main Results:

  • EEG studies during wakefulness and sleep have characterized hyperarousal, sleep instability, and sleep misperception in insomnia.
  • Quantitative EEG metrics and sleep microstructure show promise as objective biomarkers.
  • Emerging EEG-based markers correlate with insomnia treatment response.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced EEG analysis provides valuable insights into insomnia pathophysiology and symptom expression.
  • EEG markers hold potential for identifying distinct insomnia phenotypes and guiding precision treatment.
  • Future research should leverage EEG to advance clinical translation and personalized insomnia care.