Sleep and Chronobiology in Plasticity and Memory
Year: 2016
Type: book
Abstract: Time-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.
Source: Frontiers research topics
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2492418808