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Sleep, Neuronal Plasticity and Brain Function pp 411–431Cite as

Sleep and Emotional Functions

Part of the Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences book series (CTBN,volume 25)

Abstract

In this chapter, we review studies investigating the role of sleep in emotional functions. In particular, evidence has recently accumulated to show that brain regions involved in the processing of emotional and reward-related information are activated during sleep. We suggest that such activation of emotional and reward systems during sleep underlies the reprocessing and consolidation of memories with a high affective and motivational relevance for the organism. We also propose that these mechanisms occurring during sleep promote adapted cognitive and emotional responses in the waking state, including overnight performance improvement, creativity, and sexual functions. Activation across emotional-limbic circuits during sleep also appears to promote emotional maturation and the emergence of consciousness in the developing brain.

Keywords

  • Sleep
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Dreaming
  • Emotion
  • Cognition
  • Reward
  • Sexual function
  • Creativity
  • Memory consolidation
  • Brain development
  • Amygdala
  • Prefrontal cortex
  • Hippocampus
  • Ventral tegmental area
  • Striatum
  • Nucleus accumbens
  • Dopamine
  • Limbic
  • Mesolimbic

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Perogamvros, L., Schwartz, S. (2013). Sleep and Emotional Functions. In: Meerlo, P., Benca, R., Abel, T. (eds) Sleep, Neuronal Plasticity and Brain Function. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2013_271

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