Kay Daniel B, Duraccio Kara McRae, Michels Lars, Siclari Francesca, Karim Helmet T, Davis Elijah B, Wilkins Isaac J
Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Nat Sci Sleep. 2025 May 26;17:1079-1099. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S492585. eCollection 2025.
Sleep neuroimaging is a subfield of sleep science that goes beyond polysomnography by combining neuroimaging techniques with validated sleep research methods to characterize sleep-wake states and investigate sleep-related processes across the 24-hour day. In this article, we review the historical advancements and applications that grew out of somnography leading to current sleep neuroimaging methods. We highlight the power of somnoimages to help visualize sleep research results and communicate complex information about sleep processes. We also suggest several ways in which applying neuroimaging during sleep has opened new avenues to more fully capture the nature of sleep, uncovered mechanisms of sleep-wake regulation, and increased understanding of sleep-related processes. Current applications and future directions of sleep neuroimaging are also discussed.
睡眠神经影像学是睡眠科学的一个子领域，它通过将神经影像学技术与经过验证的睡眠研究方法相结合，超越了多导睡眠图，以表征睡眠-觉醒状态，并研究全天24小时内与睡眠相关的过程。在本文中，我们回顾了从睡眠描记术发展而来的历史进展和应用，这些进展和应用促成了当前的睡眠神经影像学方法。我们强调睡眠图像有助于可视化睡眠研究结果并传达有关睡眠过程的复杂信息的作用。我们还提出了几种方法，通过这些方法，在睡眠期间应用神经影像学开辟了新途径，以更全面地捕捉睡眠的本质，揭示睡眠-觉醒调节机制，并增进对与睡眠相关过程的理解。本文还讨论了睡眠神经影像学的当前应用和未来方向。
