Denisova Kristina, Motomura Yuki, Song Chen
Division of Math and Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology, Autism Origins Lab, City University of New York, Queens College and Graduate Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Department of Human Life Design and Science, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 815-8540, Japan.
Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 16;14(1):30501. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-82330-w.
Throughout history, poets, scholars, and scientists have acknowledged the profound link between sleep and psychological well-being. The wisdom of “sleep on it”, ingrained in both Western and Eastern traditions, highlights the crucial role sleep plays in restoring and enhancing cognitive functions. In today’s fast-paced, highly-interconnected, technology-driven world, where cognitive demands are ever-growing, quality sleep has become both more vital and more elusive. This collection delves into the evolving role of sleep in maintaining psychological well-being amidst contemporary challenges. It brings together a diverse array of behavioral and brain imaging studies from researchers across the globe, focusing on three key areas: the beneficial effects of sleep on learning and education, the detrimental consequences of sleep disruption on mental health, and the rising prevalence of sleep disruption in vulnerable populations. These studies offer compelling insights, revealing, for instance, how sleep consolidates conceptual networks of knowledge, how sleep disruption can signal suicidal tendencies a month before suicide attempts, and how heatwaves negatively affect infant sleep. This body of work not only underscores the cognitive benefits of sleep but also illuminates how contemporary challenges—such as climate change, poverty, and shift work—undermine sleep health. It calls for targeted interventions to improve sleep health and psychological well-being in response to these contemporary challenges, urging scholars and policymakers to prioritize sleep health as a foundational element in building a healthier, more resilient society.
纵观历史，诗人、学者和科学家都认识到睡眠与心理健康之间的深刻联系。“睡一觉再做决定”这一智慧，在东西方传统中都根深蒂固，凸显了睡眠在恢复和增强认知功能方面所起的关键作用。在当今这个快节奏、高度互联、技术驱动的世界里，认知需求不断增长，优质睡眠变得愈发重要却也愈发难以获得。本论文集深入探讨了在当代挑战背景下，睡眠在维持心理健康方面不断演变的作用。它汇集了全球各地研究人员的一系列不同的行为和脑成像研究，聚焦于三个关键领域：睡眠对学习和教育的有益影响、睡眠中断对心理健康的有害后果，以及弱势群体中睡眠中断现象的日益普遍。这些研究提供了引人注目的见解，例如揭示了睡眠如何巩固知识的概念网络，睡眠中断如何在自杀企图前一个月预示自杀倾向，以及热浪如何对婴儿睡眠产生负面影响。这项研究工作不仅强调了睡眠的认知益处，还阐明了当代挑战——如气候变化、贫困和轮班工作——如何损害睡眠健康。它呼吁采取有针对性的干预措施，以应对这些当代挑战，改善睡眠健康和心理健康，敦促学者和政策制定者将睡眠健康作为建设更健康、更具韧性社会的基础要素加以优先考虑。
