Social, motor, and cognitive development through the lens of sleep network dynamics in infants and toddlers between 12 and 30 months of age
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Datum
2018-04Typ
- Journal Article
Abstract
Widespread change in behavior and the underlying brain network substrate is a hallmark of early development. Sleep plays a fundamental role in this process. Both slow waves and spindles are key features of nonrapid eye movement sleep (NREM) that exhibit pronounced developmental trajectories from infancy to adulthood. Yet, these prominent features of NREM sleep are poorly understood in infants and toddlers in the age range of 12 to 30 months. Moreover, it is unknown how network dynamics of NREM sleep are associated with outcomes of early development. Addressing this gap in our understanding of sleep during development will enable the subsequent study of pathological changes in neurodevelopmental disorders. The aim of the current study was to characterize the sleep topography with high-density electroencephalography in this age group. We found that δ, θ, and β oscillations and sleep spindles exhibited clear developmental changes. Low δ and high θ oscillations correlated with motor, language, and social skills, independent of age. These findings suggest an important role of network dynamics of NREM sleep in cortical maturation and the associated development of skills during this important developmental period. Mehr anzeigen
Persistenter Link
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000283464Publikationsstatus
publishedExterne Links
Zeitschrift / Serie
SleepBand
Seiten / Artikelnummer
Verlag
Oxford University PressThema
development; infants; toddlers; NREM; sleep spindles; slow waves; fine motor; social; language; θ; electroencephalography; adult; infant; languages; lens; crystalline; lens (device); sleep; slow-wave; toddler; social skills; cognitive development; wave - physical agentOrganisationseinheit
09533 - Karlen, Walter (ehemalig) / Karlen, Walter (former)
Förderung
171525 - Improving sleep quality for healthy aging with wearables (SNF)
Anmerkungen
It was possible to publish this article open access thanks to a Swiss National Licence with the publisher.