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This one-minute excerpt of an eight-hour multichannel record of a patient with obstructive sleep apnea shows complex coupling of cardiopulmonary and electroencephalographic (EEG) dynamics. The shaded lines below the time axis indicate prolonged sleep apnea episodes, characterized by periodic cessation of breathing. BP indicates blood pressure; Resp, respiration; and SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation.