The ability of the human brain to generate, regulate, and be guided by emotions represents
a fundamental process governing not only our personal lives but also our mental health and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Insufficient sleep can adversely affect a variety of cognitive
abilities, ranging from simple alertness to higher-order executive functions. Although the …

Emotions are biologically-based responses that help an organism meet challenges and
opportunities, and involve changes in subjective experience, behavior, and physiology …

Sleep deprivation is commonplace in modern society, but its far-reaching effects on
cognitive performance are only beginning to be understood from a scientific perspective …

Chronic sleep deprivation has been demonstrated to diminish cognitive performance, alter
mood states, and concomitantly dysregulate inflammation and stress hormones. At present …

Sleep is crucial for daytime functioning. In populations with psychiatric conditions, many
people suffer from insomnia symptoms or an insomnia disorder. Emerging evidence …

As critical as waking brain function is to cognition, an extensive literature now indicates that
sleep supports equally important, different, yet complementary operations. This review will …

Research findings confirm our own experiences in life where daytime events and especially
emotionally stressful events have an impact on sleep quality and well-being. Obviously …

Although the functions of sleep remain to be fully elucidated, it is clear that there are far-
reaching effects of its disruption, whether by curtailment for a single night, by a few hours …

Evidence for the importance of sleep in the mood disorders has mushroomed over the past
decade. Among adolescents and adults with a mood disorder, sleep disturbance is a risk …