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Machine Learning–Based Sleep Electroencephalographic Brain Age Index and Dementia Risk: An Individual

  • By

  • Haoqi Sun

  • Sasha Milton

  • Yi Fang

  • Hash Brown Taha

  • Shreya Shiju

  • Robert J. Thomas

  • Wolfgang Ganglberger

  • Matthew P. Pase

  • Timothy Hughes

  • Shaun Purcell

  • Susan Redline

  • Katie L. Stone

  • Kristine Yaffe

  • M. Brandon Westover

  • Yue Leng

  • March 19, 2026

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    Sleep disturbances are potential early indicators of dementia, but traditional sleep metrics may not effectively capture their complexity.

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    A novel machine learning approach was developed to quantify sleep EEG patterns into a brain age index (BAI) reflecting cognitive aging.

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    The study examined the association between BAI and incident dementia across five community-dwelling cohorts using individual participant data.

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    The analysis considered variations in the BAI association with dementia risk based on age, sex, and other key dementia risk factors.

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    Participants underwent overnight polysomnography, and EEG features were extracted to compute brain age, enhancing dementia risk assessment.

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Machine Learning–Based Sleep Electroencephalographic Brain Age Index and Dementia Risk: An Individual

  • by Haoqi Sun, Sasha Milton, Yi Fang, Hash Brown Taha, Shreya Shiju, Robert J. Thomas, Wolfgang Ganglberger, Matthew P. Pase, Timothy Hughes, Shaun Purcell, Susan Redline, Katie L. Stone, Kristine Yaffe, M. Brandon Westover, Yue Leng

  • March 19, 2026

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