Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States; Developmental Sciences Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States.
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States; Developmental Sciences Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States; Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States; Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States.
Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2022 Aug;56:101130. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101130. Epub 2022 Jun 26.
Sleep supports healthy cognitive functioning in adults. Over the past decade, research has emerged advancing our understanding of sleep's role in cognition during development. Infancy and early childhood are marked by unique changes in sleep physiology and sleep patterns as children transition from biphasic to monophasic sleep. Growing evidence suggests that, during development, there are parallel changes in sleep and the brain and that sleep may modulate brain structure and activity and vice versa. In this review, we survey studies of sleep and brain development across childhood. By summarizing these findings, we provide a unique understanding of the importance of healthy sleep for healthy brain and cognitive development. Moreover, we discuss gaps in our understanding, which will inform future research.
睡眠有助于成年人的认知健康。在过去的十年中，研究的出现推动了我们对睡眠在儿童期认知发展中作用的理解。婴儿期和幼儿期的睡眠生理和睡眠模式发生了独特的变化，儿童从双相睡眠过渡到单相睡眠。越来越多的证据表明，在发育过程中，睡眠和大脑会发生平行变化，睡眠可能调节大脑结构和活动，反之亦然。在这篇综述中，我们调查了整个儿童期的睡眠与大脑发育的相关研究。通过总结这些发现，我们对健康睡眠对健康大脑和认知发展的重要性有了独特的认识。此外，我们还讨论了我们理解中的差距，这将为未来的研究提供信息。
