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ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2026

Sleep Spindles and Slow Oscillations as Potential Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease.

Arsenio Páez, Gerard Piñol-Ripoll, Farida Dakterzada, Thien Thanh Dang-Vu

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Review in Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Arsenio PáezCentre de Recherche de L'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM), Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé Et Services, Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-L'île-de-Montréal, Montreal, H3W 1W5, Canada. Doctorpaez289@gmail.com.
Gerard Piñol-RipollUnitat de Trastorns Cognitius, Cognition and Behavior Study Group, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria Universitat de Lleida, IRBLleida, Lleida, 25198, Spain.
Farida DakterzadaUnitat de Trastorns Cognitius, Cognition and Behavior Study Group, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria Universitat de Lleida, IRBLleida, Lleida, 25198, Spain.
Thien Thanh Dang-VuCentre de Recherche de L'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM), Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé Et Services, Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-L'île-de-Montréal, Montreal, H3W 1W5, Canada.

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Abstract

purpose of reviewThis review critically evaluates evidence on sleep spindles (SP), slow oscillations (SOs), and their coordination in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), focusing on their relationships with cognition, AD biomarkers, and their therapeutic potential. RECENT

findingsLongitudinal studies associate greater SP and/or SO activity with better cognition and favourable amyloid and tau profiles after clinical onset. Spindle and SO coupling may index network integrity. Preserved NREM sleep oscillations are associated with lower orexin concentrations and weaker adverse relationships between orexin and cognitive and neuropsychiatric outcomes. Closed-loop acoustic stimulation and slow-oscillatory transcranial direct-current stimulation can modify SO activity, spindle activity, and coupling, although cognitive and biomarker benefits remain uncertain. Spindle-SO activity, including their temporal coupling, are associated with cognition and AD biomarkers across the disease continuum. Closed-loop acoustic and electrical stimulation can modify these oscillations, but biomarker-characterized trials in MCI and AD are needed to determine whether treatment produces durable cognitive and biomarker benefits.

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Alzheimer DiseaseSleepAnimalsBiomarkersHumansBiomarkersAlzheimer’s diseaseNeuromodulationNREM sleepSleep spindlesSlow oscillationsSlow oscillation-spindle coupling

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PMID42900250
PMCPMC13683253

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