Sleep-dependent memory consolidation in young and aged brains
Aging Brain,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 100124 - 100124
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Toddler Screen Use Before Bed and Its Effect on Sleep and Attention
JAMA Pediatrics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 21, 2024
Importance
Toddler
screen
time
has
been
associated
with
poorer
sleep
and
differences
in
attention.
Understanding
the
causal
impact
of
on
early
development
is
highest
importance.
Objective
To
test
(1)
feasibility
7-week
parent-administered
intervention
(PASTI)
toddlers
(aged
16-30
months)
who
have
hour
before
bed
(2)
PASTI
toddlers’
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
assessor-blinded,
UK-based
randomized
clinical
trial
was
conducted
between
July
2022
2023.
a
single-site
study
that
enrolled
families
toddler
aged
16
30
months,
living
within
75
miles
Babylab,
10
minutes
or
more
3
days
week.
Exclusion
criteria
were
genetic
neurological
condition,
premature
birth
(<37
weeks),
(3)
current
participation
another
study.
Interventions
Families
(1:1:1)
to
PASTI:
caregivers
removed
used
activities
from
bedtime
box
instead
(eg,
reading,
puzzles);
(BB
only):
matched
before-bed
activities,
no
mention
time;
(NI):
continued
as
usual.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
Feasibility
outcomes:
rate,
adherence,
retention,
family
experiences,
assessment
acceptability.
Efficacy
use,
actigraphy-measured
sleep,
eye-tracking
attention
measures.
Results
A
total
427
screened,
164
eligible
(38.4%),
105
(mean
[SD]
age,
23.7
[4.6]
months;
60
male
[57%]).
The
feasible,
99%
participant
(104
105)
retention
94%
(33
35)
adhering
PASTI.
showed
reductions
parent-reported
(vs
NI:
Cohen
d
=
−0.96;
95%
CI,
−1.32
−0.60;
vs
BB
only:
−0.65;
−1.03
−0.27).
small
medium
improvements
objectively
measured
efficiency
0.27;
−0.11
0.66;
0.56;
0.17-0.96),
night
awakenings
−0.28;
−0.67
0.12;
−0.31;
−0.71
0.10),
reduced
daytime
−0.30;
−0.74
0.13)
but
difference
compared
only.
There
observable
effect
objective
measures
Compared
only,
effortful
control
(Cohen
−0.40;
−0.75
−0.05)
inhibitory
−0.48;
−0.77
−0.19),
due
an
increase
BB-only
scores.
Conclusions
Relevance
this
show
that,
supporting
pediatric
recommendations,
removing
feasible
modest
preliminary
beneficial
effects
sleep.
future
full
confirmatory
needed
PASTI’s
adoption
by
parents
pediatricians.
Trial
Registration
ISRCTN.org
Identifier:
ISRCTN58249751
Language: Английский
More frequent naps are associated with lower cognitive development in a cohort of 8–38‐month‐old children, during the Covid‐19 pandemic
JCPP Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(4)
Published: July 27, 2023
Abstract
Background
How
often
a
child
naps,
during
infancy,
is
believed
to
reflect
both
intrinsic
factors,
that
is,
the
need
of
an
immature
brain
consolidate
information
soon
after
it
acquired,
and
environmental
factors.
Difficulty
accounting
for
important
factors
interfere
with
child's
sleep
needs
(e.g.,
attending
daycare)
has
clouded
our
ability
understand
role
drivers
napping
frequency.
Methods
Here
we
investigate
patterns
in
association
two
measures
cognitive
ability,
vocabulary
size,
measured
Oxford‐Communicative
Development
Inventory
(
N
=
298)
executive
functions
(EF),
Early
EF
Questionnaire
463),
cohort
8–38‐month‐olds.
Importantly,
because
social
distancing
imposed
Covid‐19
Spring
2020
lockdown,
UK,
were
taken
when
children
did
not
access
daycare
settings.
Results
We
find
more
frequent
but
shorter
naps
than
expected
their
age
had
lower
concurrent
receptive
vocabularies,
slower
increase
expressive
from
spring
winter
2020,
age,
sex,
SES
accounted
for.
The
negative
between
frequency
became
stronger
age.
Conclusions
These
findings
suggest
structure
daytime
indicator
development
highlight
importance
considering
perturbations
investigating
developmental
correlates
sleep.
Language: Английский
The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
Frontiers in Sleep,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3
Published: Dec. 4, 2024
Sleep
disturbances
are
posited
to
play
a
key
role
in
the
development
of
poor
mental
and
physical
health
outcomes
related
early
life
adversity
(ELA),
part
through
effects
on
brain
development.
Language
is
critically
important
for
developmental
across
lifespan,
including
academic
achievement
emotion
regulation.
Yet,
very
little
research
has
focused
dynamic
contributions
ELA,
sleep,
language
outcomes.
In
this
mini
review,
we
summarize
current
pediatric
literature
independently
connecting
ELA
sleep
development,
as
well
language-relevant
aspects
structure
function.
We
then
propose
framework
suggesting
that
subsequent
function
may
act
mechanisms
linking
Future
investigating
associations
among
brain,
will
refine
our
proposed
identify
whether
should
be
included
an
intervention
target
mitigate
Language: Английский
„Sleep tight, wake up bright“
Kerstin Hödlmoser,
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Kathrin Bothe
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Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 24, 2023
Zusammenfassung
Schlafprobleme
und
eine
unzureichende
Schlafdauer
sind
bereits
im
Kindesalter
weit
verbreitet
können
sich
negativ
auf
die
psychische
Gesundheit
oder
kognitive
Leistungsfähigkeit
auswirken.
Die
in
diesem
Beitrag
präsentierte
Befundlage
weist
darauf
hin,
dass
gesunder,
ausreichender
qualitativ
hochwertiger
Schlaf
sowohl
während
der
Nacht
als
auch
des
Tages
für
optimale
Entwicklung
Gedächtnisbildung
notwendig
ist.
Während
Schlafs
kommt
es
zur
Bildung
Umstrukturierung
neuronaler
Netzwerke.
Hinsichtlich
Schlafphysiologie
zeigt
sich,
präzise
Kopplung
zwischen
sog.
langsamen
Oszillationen
(<
1
Hz)
Schlafspindeln
(11–16
„non-rapid-eye-movement“(NREM)-Schlafs
deklarative
prozedurale
förderlich
Neue
Informationen
werden
dadurch
aus
subkortikalen
Gedächtnisstrukturen
kortikale
Netzwerke
integriert
dort
langfristig
abgespeichert.
Schlafprobleme,
Schlafmangel
Tagesmüdigkeit
den
frühen
Entwicklungsjahren
beeinträchtigen.
Auf
gesunde
Schlafhygiene
sollte
deshalb
schon
ab
dem
Säuglingsalter
geachtet
werden.
Der
vorliegende
gibt
praktische
Empfehlungen
Implementierung
von
Maßnahmen
Förderung
Schlafqualität
verschiedenen
Entwicklungsstufen.