Sleep and brain circuitry (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Sleep and brain circuitry

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This image shows how insufficient sleep, frequent difficulty falling asleep at night, and increased frequency of snoring affect regional networks in the brain. These effects are distributed throughout the brain, including regions (such as frontal cortical areas) that are still developing in early adolescence and support high-level cognitive processes.

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Skylar Brooks and Caterina Stamoulis, Boston Children's Hospital

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