Adolescent development is accompanied by profound changes in the timing and amounts of
sleep and wakefulness. Many aspects of these changes result from altered psychosocial …

There are several converging reasons to focus on sleep regulation in relation to healthy
adolescent development:(a) Sleep appears to be particularly important during periods of …

Knowledge of what constitutes normal sleep behavior during development is a prerequisite
for understanding sleep disorders in children and adolescents. This article describes normal …

Sleep is a core behavior of adolescents, consuming up to a third or more of each day. As
part of this special issue on the adolescent brain, we review changes to sleep behaviors and …

The maturation of sleep regulatory systems during adolescence in combination with
psychosocial and societal pressures culminate in a “Perfect Storm” of short and ill-timed …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to synthesize the current evidence
regarding biological changes to the regulation of sleep-wake behavior in adolescence …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”. One of the defining
characteristics of adolescence in humans is a large shift in the timing and structure of sleep …

Most studies of adolescent sleep habits show a pattern of decreasing total sleep time, a
tendency to delay the timing of sleep, and an increased level of daytime …

Delta (1–4Hz) EEG power in non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep declines massively
during adolescence. This observation stimulated the hypothesis that during adolescence the …

Sleep tendency (latency to sleep onset) was examined during extended waking in
prepubertal and mature adolescents to determine whether sleep pressure is lower near …