Sleep spindles: mechanisms and functions

LMJ Fernandez, A Lüthi - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Sleep spindles are burstlike signals in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of the sleeping
mammalian brain and electrical surface correlates of neuronal oscillations in thalamus. As …

Sleep, plasticity and memory from molecules to whole-brain networks

T Abel, R Havekes, JM Saletin, MP Walker - Current biology, 2013 - cell.com
Despite the ubiquity of sleep across phylogeny, its function remains elusive. In this review,
we consider one compelling candidate: brain plasticity associated with memory processing …

Reduced sleep spindles in schizophrenia: a treatable endophenotype that links risk genes to impaired cognition?

DS Manoach, JQ Pan, SM Purcell, R Stickgold - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
Although schizophrenia (SZ) is defined by waking phenomena, abnormal sleep is a
common feature. In particular, there is accumulating evidence of a sleep spindle deficit …

Focal epilepsy disrupts spindle structure and function

K Schiller, T Avigdor, C Abdallah, V Sziklas, J Crane… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Sleep spindles are the hallmark of N2 sleep and are attributed a key role in cognition. Little
is known about the impact of epilepsy on sleep oscillations underlying sleep-related …

Understanding the need for sleep to improve cognition

RLF Leong, MWL Chee - Annual review of psychology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The restorative function of sleep is shaped by its duration, timing, continuity, subjective
quality, and efficiency. Current sleep recommendations specify only nocturnal duration and …

Manipulating sleep spindles–expanding views on sleep, memory, and disease

S Astori, RD Wimmer, A Lüthi - Trends in neurosciences, 2013 - cell.com
Sleep spindles are distinctive electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations emerging during
non-rapid-eye-movement sleep (NREMS) that have been implicated in multiple brain …

Sleep during development: sex and gender differences

P Franco, B Putois, A Guyon, A Raoux… - Sleep Medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sleep occupies a substantial proportion of life. Sleep modifications parallel brain
development during childhood. Sex and gender differences have been reported in brain …

Sleep disturbances in adolescents with ADHD: A systematic review and framework for future research

JR Lunsford-Avery, AD Krystal, SH Kollins - Clinical psychology review, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Biological mechanisms underlying symptom and prognostic heterogeneity in
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are unclear. Sleep impacts neurocognition …

Slow sleep spindle activity, declarative memory, and general cognitive abilities in children

K Hoedlmoser, DPJ Heib, J Roell, P Peigneux… - Sleep, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Functional interactions between sleep spindle activity, declarative
memory consolidation, and general cognitive abilities in school-aged children. Design …

Impairment of sleep-related memory consolidation in schizophrenia: relevance of sleep spindles?

R Göder, A Graf, F Ballhausen, S Weinhold, PC Baier… - Sleep medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives Deficits in declarative memory performance are among the most severe
neuropsychological impairments in schizophrenia and contribute to poor clinical outcomes …