Sleep Research & Pharmacology

The research capabilities in sleep and pharmacology include:

 

  • Digital polysomnographic (PSG) recording of sleep
  • PSG screening for sleep disorders
  • Manual sleep scoring by experienced scorers according to standard criteria, using the AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) or the R&K (Rechtscahffen and Kales) scoring systems
  • Spectral analysis of the sleep and wakefulness EEG
  • Multiple Sleep Latency and Maintenance of Wakefulness Tests
  • Noise models of sleep disruption
  • Circadian models of sleep disruption
  • Actigraphic recording of sleep-wake cycles

We are one of only a handful of centres who are able to offer undisturbed 24 hour pharmacokinetic sampling via "hole in the wall" access to our sleep labs.

For an overview of the development of drugs for sleep disorders published recently in the European Pharmaceutical Contractor, please click here.

For further information please contact: surreycrcmarketing@surrey.ac.uk or j.dawson@surrey.ac.uk