Understanding the roles of central and autonomic activity during sleep in the improvement of working memory and episodic memory.

ABSTRACT: The last decade has seen significant progress in identifying sleep mechanisms that support cognition. Most of these studies focus on the link between electrophysiological events of the central nervous system during sleep and improvements in different cognitive domains, while the dynamic shifts of the autonomic nervous system across sleep have been largely overlooked. Recent studies, however, have identified significant contributions of autonomic inputs during sleep to cognition. Yet, there remain considerable gaps in understanding how central and autonomic systems work together during sleep to facilitate cognitive improvement. In this article we examine the evidence for the independent and interactive roles of central and autonomic activities during sleep and wake in cognitive processing.

SUBMITTER: Chen PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9636982 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature