This Research Topic is part of the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Plasticity and Memory series.
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Plasticity and MemoryTime-of-day regulated processes such as sleep and circadian rhythms are known to interact with plasticity-related processes, such as neural excitability, synaptic efficacy, and many forms of cognitive processing, including learning and memory formation. The influence of genetic, epigenetic, molecular, cellular, and circuit dynamics are some of the factors that contribute to the ability of organisms to adapt to changes in environmental stimuli, and often through phylogenetically conserved pathways. Chronobiological underpinnings regulating time-of-day mediated behaviors, such as circadian rhythms and sleep, are thought to interact with, and even share in common cellular processes, signaling cascades, and molecular mechanisms which shape plasticity. In this special topics issue, the goal is to highlight current research and views on the expansive relationship between sleep and chronobiology with plasticity and memory that occur in human or non-human species, and/or under normal versus pathological conditions.
This Research Topic is part of the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Plasticity and Memory series.
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Plasticity and MemoryTime-of-day regulated processes such as sleep and circadian rhythms are known to interact with plasticity-related processes, such as neural excitability, synaptic efficacy, and many forms of cognitive processing, including learning and memory formation. The influence of genetic, epigenetic, molecular, cellular, and circuit dynamics are some of the factors that contribute to the ability of organisms to adapt to changes in environmental stimuli, and often through phylogenetically conserved pathways. Chronobiological underpinnings regulating time-of-day mediated behaviors, such as circadian rhythms and sleep, are thought to interact with, and even share in common cellular processes, signaling cascades, and molecular mechanisms which shape plasticity. In this special topics issue, the goal is to highlight current research and views on the expansive relationship between sleep and chronobiology with plasticity and memory that occur in human or non-human species, and/or under normal versus pathological conditions.
