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@article{Yu:2025:10.1016/j.neuron.2025.04.028,
author = {Yu, X and Nollet, M and Franks, N and Wisden, W},
doi = {10.1016/j.neuron.2025.04.028},
journal = {Neuron},
title = {Sleep and the recovery from stress},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.04.028},
year = {2025}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The relationship between stress and sleep is multifaceted, with stress capable of both disrupting and promoting sleep depending on the nature, intensity, and duration of the stressor. While stress commonly leads to sleep fragmentation and arousal in both humans and animals, certain selective stressors, such as immune challenges and psychosocial stress, promote sleep in rodent models. Specific neural circuits, such as those involving the ventral tegmental area and lateral habenula, mediate this stress-induced sleep. Post-stress sleep may facilitate recovery, reduce anxiety, and enhance stress resilience, but the extent to which sleep versus wakefulness post-stress aids long-term adaptation is unclear. Both human and animal studies highlight a bidirectional relationship, where stress-induced changes in sleep architecture may have adaptive or maladaptive consequences. Here, we propose that post-stress sleep contributes to resilience and discuss potential mechanisms underlying this process. A deeper understanding of these pathways may provide new strategies for enhancing stress recovery and improving mental health outcomes.
AU - Yu,X
AU - Nollet,M
AU - Franks,N
AU - Wisden,W
DO - 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.04.028
PY - 2025///
SN - 0896-6273
TI - Sleep and the recovery from stress
T2 - Neuron
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.04.028
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627325003113?via%3Dihub
ER -
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