Sleep-like slow waves in wakefulness index post-stroke behavioural alterations
Daniel J. Pearce, Mana Biabani, Méadhbh B. Brosnan, Trevor T.‐J. Chong, Nele Demeyere, Ger M. Loughnane, Jason B. Mattingley, Margaret Jane Moore, Peter W. New, Dragan Rangelov, Redmond G O’Connell, Renerus J. Stolwyk, Sam Sappho Webb, Thomas Andrillon, Mark A. Bellgrove
This study shows that sleep-like slow waves in wakefulness correlate with perceptual decision-making deficits in stroke patients, indicating network destabilization beyond the lesion site.
bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience