Sleep is a crucial phenomenon for the development and well-being of the mammalian brain. Sleep plays an essential role in the acquisition of tasks and memory consolidation and for the development and maturation of the brain. More recently, we know that sleep helps clean waste generated by neuronal activity. However, the reduction of hours of sleep also affects other physiological systems. For example, reduction of sleep hours has adverse effects on cardiovascular or immune functions. In this sense, sleep has multiple functions that help preserve the integrity of the organism.
Hence, This Research Topic aims to present research centered around the biological functionality of sleep. We welcome submissions in the form of original research, systematic reviews, and opinion articles. Areas of focus can include but are not limited to:
1. Sleep deprivation as a triggering factor in the generation of structural neuronal plasticity.
2. The role of sleep in the efficiency of the glymphatic system.
3. Sleep deprivation and gene expression associated with molecular neuronal plasticity processes.
4. Lack of sleep as a risk factor for the development of addictive behavior.
5. Local sleep regulatory mechanisms are shared by those involved in cerebral blood flow, metabolism, neuronal plasticity, and brain inflammation
6. Systemic inflammation alters sleep.
7. The microbiomes and sleep regulation; a role in sleep, fatigue, and performance.
8. Circadian rhythm gene regulation is a part of every cell whereas sleep is an emergent network property.
9. Sleep affects traumatic brain injury recovery, interactions with brain inflammatory mechanisms.
Sleep is a crucial phenomenon for the development and well-being of the mammalian brain. Sleep plays an essential role in the acquisition of tasks and memory consolidation and for the development and maturation of the brain. More recently, we know that sleep helps clean waste generated by neuronal activity. However, the reduction of hours of sleep also affects other physiological systems. For example, reduction of sleep hours has adverse effects on cardiovascular or immune functions. In this sense, sleep has multiple functions that help preserve the integrity of the organism.
Hence, This Research Topic aims to present research centered around the biological functionality of sleep. We welcome submissions in the form of original research, systematic reviews, and opinion articles. Areas of focus can include but are not limited to:
1. Sleep deprivation as a triggering factor in the generation of structural neuronal plasticity.
2. The role of sleep in the efficiency of the glymphatic system.
3. Sleep deprivation and gene expression associated with molecular neuronal plasticity processes.
4. Lack of sleep as a risk factor for the development of addictive behavior.
5. Local sleep regulatory mechanisms are shared by those involved in cerebral blood flow, metabolism, neuronal plasticity, and brain inflammation
6. Systemic inflammation alters sleep.
7. The microbiomes and sleep regulation; a role in sleep, fatigue, and performance.
8. Circadian rhythm gene regulation is a part of every cell whereas sleep is an emergent network property.
9. Sleep affects traumatic brain injury recovery, interactions with brain inflammatory mechanisms.