研究人员还需要进行进一步的研究来证实纺锤波与睡眠质量之间的关联性，不过埃伦伯根很自信他的发现将会为更多人带去更好的睡眠。
Further research is needed to confirm the association, but Ellenbogen is confident that his findings will lead to better sleep for more people.
“目前人们研究噪音如何干扰睡眠，通常是从两个方面去考察，”埃伦·伯根说。
"People currently working on how noise disrupts sleep typically look at it from two perspectives," says Ellenbogen.
埃伦·伯根尤其关注了丘脑所产生的脑电波模式，丘脑是位于大脑深部的一个脑区，负责处理视觉与听觉刺激的输入。
Ellenbogen paid particular attention to the patterns generated by the thalamus, a region deep in the brain that processes incoming visual and auditory stimuli.
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