Neural connectivity moderates the association between sleep and impulsivity in adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Adolescence is characterized by chronic insufficient sleep and extensive brain development, but the relation between adolescent sleep and brain function remains unclear. We report the first functional magnetic resonance imaging study to investigate functional connectivity as a moderator between sleep and impulsivity, a problematic behavior during this developmental period. Naturalistic differences in sleep have not yet been explored as treatable contributors to adolescent impulsivity. Although public and scientific attention focuses on sleep duration, we report individual differences in sleep quality, not duration, in fifty-five adolescents (ages 14-18) yielded significant differences in functional connectivity between the prefrontal cortex and default mode network. Poor sleep quality was

SUBMITTER: Tashjian SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6987861 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature