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Current ideas about the roles of rapid eye movement and non–rapid eye movement sleep in brain development
Author(s) -
Knoop Marit S.,
Groot Eline R.,
Dudink Jeroen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.15485
Subject(s) - non rapid eye movement sleep , eye movement , sleep (system call) , rapid eye movement sleep , neuroscience , brain development , medicine , neuroscience of sleep , psychology , computer science , operating system
Abstract Understanding the links between sleep and brain development is important, as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non‐REM (NREM) sleep seem to contribute to different aspects of brain maturation. If children have sleep problems, REM sleep and NREM sleep are likely to have different consequences for their developing brain, depending on their age. We highlight important discoveries from human and animal research on the role sleep plays in brain development. A hypothetical model is presented to explain the dynamic relationship of REM sleep and NREM sleep with different processes of brain maturation, with implications for current neonatal care and future research.