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Adolescent Changes in the Homeostatic and Circadian Regulation of Sleep

Year: 2009

Type: review

Abstract: Sleep deprivation among adolescents is epidemic. We argue that this sleep deprivation is due in part to pubertal changes in the homeostatic and circadian regulation of sleep. These changes promote a delayed sleep phase that is exacerbated by evening light exposure and incompatible with aspects of modern society, notably early school start times. In this review of human and animal literature, we demonstrate that delayed sleep phase during puberty is likely a common phenomenon in mammals, not specific to human adolescents, and we provide insight into the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon.

Source: Developmental Neuroscience

DOI: 10.1159/000216538

Authors: M.H. Hagenauer, J.I. Perryman, T.M. Lee, M.A. Carskadon

Institutions: University of Michigan, Brown University, Bradley Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development