Frontiers in Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: May 2, 2023
Background
The
incidence
of
sleep
disorders
in
children
with
autism
spectrum
disorder
(ASD)
is
very
high.
Sleep
can
exacerbate
the
development
ASD
and
impose
a
heavy
burden
on
families
society.
pathological
mechanism
complex,
but
gene
mutations
neural
abnormalities
may
be
involved.
Methods
In
this
review,
we
examined
literature
addressing
genetic
mechanisms
ASD.
databases
PubMed
Scopus
were
searched
for
eligible
studies
published
between
2013
2023.
Results
Prolonged
awakenings
caused
by
following
processes.
Mutations
MECP2,
VGAT
SLC6A1
genes
decrease
GABA
inhibition
neurons
locus
coeruleus,
leading
to
hyperactivity
noradrenergic
prolonged
HRH1,
HRH2
,
HRH3
heighten
expression
histamine
receptors
posterior
hypothalamus,
potentially
intensifying
histamine’s
ability
promote
arousal.
KCNQ3
PCDH10
cause
atypical
modulation
amygdala
impact
orexinergic
neurons,
causing
hyperexcitability
hypothalamic
orexin
system.
AHI1
ARHGEF10
UBE3A
SLC6A3
affect
dopamine
synthesis,
catabolism,
reuptake
processes,
which
elevate
concentrations
midbrain.
Secondly,
non-rapid
eye
movement
closely
related
lack
butyric
acid,
iron
deficiency
dysfunction
thalamic
reticular
nucleus
induced
PTCHD1
alterations.
Thirdly,
HTR2A,
SLC6A4
MAOA,
MAOB
TPH2
VMATs
SHANK3,
CADPS2
induce
structural
functional
dorsal
raphe
(DRN)
amygdala,
disturb
REM
sleep.
addition,
melatonin
levels
ASMT
MTNR1A
MTNR1B
mutations,
along
basal
forebrain
cholinergic
lead
abnormal
sleep–wake
rhythm
transitions.
Conclusion
Our
review
revealed
that
circuits
are
strongly
correlated
Exploring
underlying
pathology
significant
further
therapy.
Nature Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
26(6), P. 1100 - 1110
Published: June 1, 2023
Memory
consolidation
during
sleep
is
thought
to
depend
on
the
coordinated
interplay
between
cortical
slow
waves,
thalamocortical
spindles
and
hippocampal
ripples,
but
direct
evidence
lacking.
Here,
we
implemented
real-time
closed-loop
deep
brain
stimulation
in
human
prefrontal
cortex
tested
its
effects
electrophysiology
overnight
of
declarative
memory.
Synchronizing
active
phases
endogenous
waves
medial
temporal
lobe
(MTL)
enhanced
spindles,
boosted
locking
brain-wide
neural
spiking
activity
MTL
improved
coupling
ripples
oscillations.
Furthermore,
synchronized
accuracy
recognition
By
contrast,
identical
without
this
precise
time-locking
was
not
associated
with,
sometimes
even
degraded,
these
electrophysiological
behavioral
effects.
Notably,
individual
changes
memory
were
highly
correlated
with
Our
results
indicate
that
hippocampo-thalamocortical
synchronization
causally
supports
consolidation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
121(9)
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Sleep,
circadian
rhythms,
and
mental
health
are
reciprocally
interlinked.
Disruption
to
the
quality,
continuity,
timing
of
sleep
can
precipitate
or
exacerbate
psychiatric
symptoms
in
susceptible
individuals,
while
treatments
that
target
sleep-circadian
disturbances
alleviate
psychopathology.
Conversely,
poor
disrupt
clock-controlled
processes.
Despite
progress
elucidating
underlying
mechanisms,
a
cohesive
approach
integrates
dynamic
interactions
between
disorder
with
both
processes
is
lacking.
This
review
synthesizes
recent
evidence
for
dysfunction
as
transdiagnostic
contributor
range
disorders,
an
emphasis
on
biological
mechanisms.
We
highlight
observations
from
adolescent
young
adults,
who
at
greatest
risk
developing
whom
early
detection
intervention
promise
benefit.
In
particular,
we
aim
a)
integrate
factors
implicated
pathophysiology
treatment
mood,
anxiety,
psychosis
spectrum
perspective;
b)
need
reframe
existing
knowledge
adopt
integrated
which
recognizes
interaction
factors;
c)
identify
important
gaps
opportunities
further
research.
Neuron,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Continuous
sleep
restores
the
brain
and
body,
whereas
fragmented
harms
cognition
health.
Microarousals
(MAs),
brief
(3-
to
15-s-long)
wake
intrusions
into
sleep,
are
clinical
markers
for
various
disorders.
Recent
rodent
studies
show
that
MAs
during
healthy
non-rapid
eye
movement
(NREM)
driven
by
infraslow
fluctuations
of
noradrenaline
(NA)
in
coordination
with
electrophysiological
rhythms,
vasomotor
activity,
cerebral
blood
volume,
glymphatic
flow.
hence
part
dynamics,
raising
questions
about
their
biological
roles.
We
propose
bolster
NREM
sleep's
benefits
associated
NA
fluctuations,
according
an
inverted
U-shaped
curve.
Weakened
noradrenergic
as
may
occur
neurodegenerative
diseases
or
aids,
reduce
MAs,
exacerbated
caused
stress
fragment
collapse
signaling.
suggest
crucial
restorative
plasticity-promoting
functions
advance
our
insight
normal
pathological
arousal
dynamics
from
sleep.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Sept. 5, 2022
A
hallmark
of
non-rapid
eye
movement
sleep
is
the
coordinated
interplay
slow
oscillations
(SOs)
and
spindles.
Traditionally,
a
cortico-thalamo-cortical
loop
suggested
to
coordinate
these
rhythms:
neocortically-generated
SOs
trigger
spindles
in
thalamus
that
are
projected
back
neocortex.
Here,
we
used
intrathalamic
recordings
from
human
epilepsy
patients
test
this
canonical
interplay.
We
show
anterior
precede
neocortical
(peak
-50
ms),
whereas
concurrently-recorded
mediodorsal
led
by
+50
ms).
Sleep
spindles,
detected
both
thalamic
nuclei,
preceded
their
counterparts
-100
ms)
were
initiated
during
early
phases
SOs.
Our
findings
indicate
an
active
role
organizing
rhythms
neocortex
highlight
functional
diversity
nuclei
humans.
The
coordination
could
have
broad
implications
for
mechanisms
underlying
memory
consolidation.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
35(9)
Published: Dec. 23, 2022
Recording
brain
neural
signals
and
optogenetic
neuromodulations
open
frontiers
in
decoding
information
neurodegenerative
disease
therapeutics.
Conventional
implantable
probes
suffer
from
modulus
mismatch
with
biological
tissues
an
irreconcilable
tradeoff
between
transparency
electron
conductivity.
Herein,
a
strategy
is
proposed
to
address
these
tradeoffs,
which
generates
conductive
transparent
hydrogels
polypyrrole-decorated
microgels
as
cross-linkers.
The
optical
of
the
electrodes
can
be
attributed
special
structures
that
allow
light
waves
bypass
microgel
particles
minimize
their
interaction.
Demonstrated
by
probing
hippocampus
rat
brains,
biomimetic
electrode
shows
prolonged
capacity
for
simultaneous
neuromodulation
recording
signals.
More
importantly,
intriguing
brain-machine
interaction
realized,
involves
signal
input
brain,
generation,
controlling
limb
behaviors.
This
breakthrough
work
represents
significant
scientific
advancement
toward
developing
therapies.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Nov. 12, 2022
Abstract
The
cerebral
cortex
is
spontaneously
active
during
sleep,
yet
it
unclear
how
this
global
cortical
activity
spatiotemporally
organized,
and
whether
such
not
only
reflects
sleep
states
but
also
contributes
to
state
switching.
Here
we
report
that
cortex-wide
calcium
imaging
in
mice
revealed
distinct
stage-dependent
spatiotemporal
patterns
of
activity,
modulation
could
regulate
In
particular,
elevated
activation
the
occipital
regions
(including
retrosplenial
visual
areas)
became
dominant
rapid-eye-movement
(REM)
sleep.
Furthermore,
pontogeniculooccipital
(PGO)
wave-like
was
associated
with
transitions
REM
optogenetic
inhibition
strongly
promoted
deep
by
suppressing
NREM-to-REM
transition.
Thus,
whereas
subcortical
networks
are
critical
for
initiating
maintaining
wakefulness
states,
plays
an
role
controlling
states.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(34)
Published: Aug. 25, 2023
The
proposed
mechanisms
of
sleep-dependent
memory
consolidation
involve
the
overnight
regulation
neural
activity
at
both
synaptic
and
whole-network
levels.
Now,
there
is
a
lack
in
vivo
data
humans
elucidating
if,
how,
sleep
its
varied
stages
balance
activity,
if
such
recalibration
benefits
memory.
We
combined
electrophysiology
with
two-photon
calcium
imaging
rodents
as
well
intracranial
scalp
electroencephalography
(EEG)
to
reveal
key
role
for
non-oscillatory
brain
during
rapid
eye
movement
(REM)
mediate
population
dynamics.
extent
this
REM
predicted
success
consolidation,
expressly
modulation
hippocampal-neocortical
favoring
remembering
rather
than
forgetting.
findings
describe
mechanism
how
human
modulates
enhance
long-term