The University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sleep Monitoring

Sleep Monitoring Lab

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Core Facilities Seminar

Rebecca Spencer, Director and Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences–Assessing Sleep Physiology and Function

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The only sleep research facility in the region equipped for overnight sleep studies to access sleep and sleep physiology. The center has three bedrooms that can be used for polysomnography, the gold standard for sleep measurement.

    • Online sleep monitoring from a central control room, allowing for sleep stage specific manipulations.
    • Bedrooms that are heavily sound-attenuated, temperature controlled, and shielded from electrical noise.
    • Access to real-time recordings from the Control Room which allow for monitoring of data quality and manipulations of sleep.
    • A laundry facility (for washing room linens), and a sink in the control room for washing electrodes and caps.
    • 128-channel MRI-compatible EEG
  Campus Other Academic  
PSG-Embletta $75 $97.50  
PSG-LiveAmp $90 $117  
PSG-Sleep Profiler $40 $52  
Actigraphy-Actiwatch Spectrum Plus $13 $16.90  
Technical Support-Junior $26 $33.80  
Technical Support-Senior $40 $52  
Technical Support-Director $135 $175.50  
Bedroom-Hourly use $13 $16.90  
Transport $35 $45.50  
 
Rates are subject to change, contact facility to verify current fees.

FY24 Specialized Service Center Approved Fees

 

 

Services

Training for new users consists of:

  • lab safety training,
  • operation of the instrument and associated software,
  • use of data analysis software,
  • exporting or presenting data,
  • clean up and shutdown of the instrumentation.

Sleep Monitoring Lab: The only sleep research facility in the region equipped for overnight sleep studies to access sleep and sleep physiology. The center has three bedrooms that can be used for polysomnography, the gold standard for sleep measurement.

FY24 Specialized Service Center Approved Fees

Updated July 2023