ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep during Early Life: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.
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- The Sentinel Sleep Theory: Unweaving the biological function of REM sleep.Sleep medicine: X · 2026Article
- Forgotten muscle: diaphragm and sudden infant death syndrome.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2026Article
- Sleep and infant development in the first year.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- The Ontogenetic Development of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep in Early Life and Its Regulatory Mechanisms.International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience · 2026Review
- Association between fetal eye movement density and developmental problems at age 3 years.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Circadian rhythms in pediatric neurocritical care: interfaces and opportunities.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Review
- Adjusting the apnea-hypopnea index in children with a low percentage of REM sleep and its potential impact on OSA diagnosis and severity.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- Signals of energy availability in sleep: consequences of a fat-based metabolism.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- The Ponto-Geniculo-Occipital (PGO) Waves in Dreaming: An Overview.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Women's mood at high altitude. sexual dimorphism in hypoxic stress modulation by the tryptophan-melatonin axis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
The ontogenetic sleep hypothesis suggested that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is ontogenetically primitive. Namely, REM sleep plays an imperative role in the maturation of the central nervous system. In coincidence with a rapidly developing brain during the early period of life, a remarkably large amount of REM sleep has been identified in numerous behavioral and polysomnographic studies across species. The abundant REM sleep appears to serve to optimize a cerebral state suitable for homeostasis and inherent neuronal activities favorable to brain maturation, ranging from neuronal differentiation, migration, and myelination to synaptic formation and elimination. Progressively more studies in Mammalia have provided the underlying mechanisms involved in some REM sleep-related disorders (e.g., narcolepsy, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)). We summarize the remarkable alterations of polysomnographic, behavioral, and physiological characteristics in humans and Mammalia. Through a comprehensive review, we offer a hybrid of animal and human findings, demonstrating that early-life REM sleep disturbances constitute a common feature of many neurodevelopmental disorders. Our review may assist and promote investigations of the underlying mechanisms, functions, and neurodevelopmental diseases involved in REM sleep during early life.
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