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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Are infraslow oscillations the missing link between sleep and Alzheimer's?

Demetrio Grollero, Victoria Gabb, Jonathan Blackman, Amanda Heslegrave, Luisa de Vivo, Elizabeth Coulthard, Michele Bellesi

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Demetrio GrolleroDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
Victoria GabbBristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Jonathan BlackmanBristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Amanda HeslegraveDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, University College London, London, UK.
Luisa de VivoSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
Elizabeth CoulthardBristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Michele BellesiCenter for Neuroscience, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.

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Above and BeyondAlzheimer's Research United KingdomBRACEBristol and Weston Hospitals CharityDavid Telling Charitable TrustGiovanni Armenise-Harvard FoundationNIHR Bristol Biomedical Research CentrePhilanthropic donations from S Scobie and A Graham
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Abstract

introductionLocus coeruleus (LC) and glymphatic dysfunction have been linked both to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and, recently, to infraslow oscillation (ISO) in sleep spindle (sigma) activity (ISO). Here we hypothesize ISO integrity is a critical link between sleep and AD.

methodsWe analyzed non-rapid eye movement sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) data from AD participants and controls, extracting ISO peak amplitude, intrinsic frequency, and bandwidth from the sigma-power time-course. We assessed group differences and correlations with plasma biomarkers (Aβ42/40, pTau181, pTau217, neurofilament light chain [NfL], glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP]).

resultsISO peak amplitude was significantly reduced in AD, while intrinsic frequency and bandwidth were preserved. ISO peak amplitude showed a trend-level association with Aβ42/40, whereas ISO bandwidth was positively associated with NfL, and showed trends with GFAP and lower verbal memory retention. DISCUSSION: Selective weakening of ISO in AD is consistent with LC dysfunction and impaired glymphatic cycling. ISO may be a novel mechanism and electrophysiological marker linking sleep microarchitecture to AD pathology.

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Alzheimer DiseaseSleepAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersElectroencephalographyFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHumansLocus CoeruleusMaletau ProteinsAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersGlial Fibrillary Acidic Proteintau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseaseEEG biomarkersglymphatic systeminfraslow oscillationslocus coeruleussleep spindles

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