System and method for adjusting slow wave detection criteria

A method for adjusting criteria for detecting slow waves in a subject with an adjustment system, the adjustment system comprising one or more sensory stimulators, one or more sensors, and one or more physical computer processors, the method comprising:

• generating, with the one or more sensors, output signals conveying information related to brain activity of the subject;
• obtaining, with the one or more physical computer processors, criteria for detecting whether the slow waves are present in the subject;
• determining, with the one or more physical computer processors, that the subject is in slow wave sleep by detecting a first slow wave based on the output signals and the obtained criteria;
• adjusting, with the one or more physical computer processors, the obtained criteria to enhance detection of subsequent slow waves in the subject;
• detecting, with the one or more physical computer processors, a second slow wave based on the output signals and the adjusted criteria, wherein the second slow wave immediately follows the first slow wave during an individual sleep cycle of the subject;
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• controlling, with the one or more physical computer processors, the one or more sensory stimulators to deliver the sensory stimuli with a timing that corresponds to detection of the first slow wave and detection of the second slow wave.

A system configured to adjust criteria for detecting slow waves in a subject and deliver sensory stimuli with a timing that corresponds to detected slow waves, the system comprising:

• means for providing sensory stimuli to the subject during the sleep session;
• means for generating output signals conveying information related to brain activity of the subject;
• means for obtaining criteria for detecting whether the slow waves are present in the subject;
• means for determining that the subject is in slow wave sleep by detecting a first slow wave based on the output signals and the obtained criteria;
• means for adjusting the obtained criteria to enhance detection of subsequent slow waves in the subject;
• means for detecting a second slow wave based on the output signals and the adjusted criteria, wherein the second slow wave immediately follows the first slow wave during an individual sleep cycle of the subject;
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• means for controlling the means for providing sensory stimuli to deliver the sensory stimuli with a timing that corresponds to detection of the first slow wave and detection of the second slow wave.