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ArticleEntropy (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Statistical Complexity Analysis of Sleep Stages.

Cristina D Duarte, Marianela Pacheco, Francisco R Iaconis, Osvaldo A Rosso, Gustavo Gasaneo, Claudio A Delrieux

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Article in Entropy (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Bifurcations and Hyperchaos in Mathematical Models of Sleep.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Cognitive Processing and EEG Complexity.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  4. Article
  5. Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Cristina D DuarteDepartamento de Física, Instituto de Física del Sur, Universidad Nacional del Sur-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina.ORCID 0009-0007-8034-4987
Marianela PachecoDepartamento de Física, Instituto de Física del Sur, Universidad Nacional del Sur-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-6754-107X
Francisco R IaconisDepartamento de Física, Instituto de Física del Sur, Universidad Nacional del Sur-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-2373-5793
Osvaldo A RossoInstituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Alagoas UFAL, Maceió 57072-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1288-2528
Gustavo GasaneoDepartamento de Física, Instituto de Física del Sur, Universidad Nacional del Sur-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-6200-2851
Claudio A DelrieuxDepartamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Computadoras, Instituto de Ciencias e Ingeniería de la Computación, Universidad Nacional del Sur-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-2727-8374

Funding

Universidad Nacional del Sur PGI 24/K093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studying sleep stages is crucial for understanding sleep architecture, which can help identify various health conditions, including insomnia, sleep apnea, and neurodegenerative diseases, allowing for better diagnosis and treatment interventions. In this paper, we explore the effectiveness of generalized weighted permutation entropy (GWPE) in distinguishing between different sleep stages from EEG signals. Using classification algorithms, we evaluate feature sets derived from both standard permutation entropy (PE) and GWPE to determine which set performs better in classifying sleep stages, demonstrating that GWPE significantly enhances sleep stage differentiation, particularly in identifying the transition between N1 and REM sleep. The results highlight the potential of GWPE as a valuable tool for understanding sleep neurophysiology and improving the diagnosis of sleep disorders.

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generalized weighted permutation entropypermutation entropysleep stagesstatistical complexity

Identifiers

PMID39851696
PMCPMC11764666

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