Investigating Neural Correlates of Sleep Patterns in Early-stage Neurodegenerative Diseases

1. Introduction 1.1 Background and Rationale 1.2 Objectives of the Study 1.3 Structure of the Thesis 2. Literature Review 2.1 Sleep Patterns in Human Physiology 2.2 Neurodegenerative Diseases Overview 2.3 Neural Correlates in Sleep Research 3. Methodology 3.1 Research Design and Approach 3.2 Participant Selection Criteria 3.3 Data Collection Methods 3.4 Data Analysis Techniques 4. Sleep Patterns in Neurodegenerative Context 4.1 Characteristics of Early-stage Diseases 4.2 Sleep Disruptions in Alzheimer's Disease 4.3 Sleep Abnormalities in Parkinson's Disease 4.4 Comparative Analysis with Healthy Controls 5. Neural Correlates Identification 5.1 Functional MRI in Sleep Studies 5.2 Electroencephalography Applications 5.3 Analysis of Neural Activity Patterns 6. Results and Findings 6.1 Overview of Collected Data 6.2 Statistical Analysis Outcomes 6.3 Interpretation of Neural Correlates 7. Discussion 7.1 Implications for Disease Diagnosis 7.2 Limitations of the Current Study 7.3 Recommendations for Future Research 8. Conclusion 8.1 Summary of Key Findings 8.2 Reflections on Research Objectives 8.3 Final Thoughts and Conclusions