Anxiety is the most common mental health problem worldwide. Epidemiological studies
show that sleep disturbances, particularly insomnia, affect∼ 50% of individuals with anxiety …

A growing body of literature suggests that sleep plays a critical role in emotional processing.
This review aims at synthesizing current evidence on the role of sleep and sleep loss in the …

Over more than a century of research has established the fact that sleep benefits the
retention of memory. In this review we aim to comprehensively cover the field of “sleep and …

Factors other than age and genetics may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer disease
(AD). Accumulation of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide in the brain seems to initiate a cascade of …

Rapidly emerging evidence continues to describe an intimate and causal relationship
between sleep and emotional brain function. These findings are mirrored by long-standing …

In recent years, research has witnessed an increasing interest in the bidirectional
relationship between emotion and sleep. Sleep seems important for restoring daily …

In an awake state, neurons in the cerebral cortex fire irregularly and electroencephalogram
(EEG) recordings display low-amplitude, high-frequency fluctuations. During sleep, neurons …

Adequate sleep is essential for normal brain function, especially during early life
developmental stages as postnatal brain maturation occurs during the critical period of …

None of the proposed mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) fully explains the distribution
patterns of the neuropathological changes at the cellular and regional levels, and their …

For the past two decades, it has generally been accepted that sleep benefits motor memory
consolidation processes. This notion, however, has been challenged by recent studies and …