Adolescence is marked by dramatic changes in sleep. Older adolescents go to bed later,
have an increased preference for evening activities, and sleep less than younger …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Adolescence is accompanied by striking changes in sleep behavior and in the
phenomenology of sleep. Maturational changes in the central nervous system underlie …

Sleep is a basic need. Mounting evidence suggests this is particularly true during
adolescence, a developmental period involving substantial changes in the brain regions …

Sleep deprivation among adolescents is epidemic. We argue that this sleep deprivation is
due in part to pubertal changes in the homeostatic and circadian regulation of sleep. These …