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Sleep‐related memory consolidation in depression: an emerging field of research
Author(s) -
Hornung Orla Patricia,
Regen Francesca,
DankerHopfe Heidi,
Heuser Isabella,
Anghelescu Ion
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.20408
Subject(s) - memory consolidation , consolidation (business) , psychology , psychiatry , sleep (system call) , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , neuroscience , computer science , hippocampus , economics , business , macroeconomics , operating system , accounting
Sleep‐related memory consolidation has received increasing attention in recent years. Because previous research has focused on healthy young adults, only very few studies have been conducted in patients with psychiatric disorders so far. The investigation of sleep‐related memory consolidation in depression offers a wide range of future research opportunities and can therefore be regarded as an emerging field of research. This article gives a short overview of current knowledge of sleep‐related memory consolidation in healthy young adults and builds a bridge to psychiatry and depression, where further research is urgently needed. Depression and Anxiety, 2008. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.