ReviewPediatric research2024
Sleep as a driver of pre- and postnatal brain development.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Correlation between perinatal asphyxia-induced brain injury, number of enlarged perivascular spaces, and sleep quality in later life.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2026Article
- Skin-to-skin contact improves sleep stability in preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- A robust deep learning framework for automated fetal behavioral state classification: leveraging multi-center datasets to improve antepartum heart rate monitoring.Biomedical signal processing and control · 2026Article
- Effects of a maternal-infant telecare program on postpartum maternal confidence and sleep quality of mothers and infants.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Identifying heart rate characteristics of sleep states of preterm infants using video analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- From Cradle to Early-Life Sleep: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research on Neonatal Sleep.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Postnatal choline supplementation improves sleep in a rat model of developmental alcohol exposure.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Identifying Heart Rate Characteristics of Sleep States of Preterm Infants Using Video Analysis.Research square · 2025Article
- Influence of Sensory Needs on Sleep and Neurodevelopmental Care in At-Risk Neonates.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- REM refines and rescues memory representations: a new theory.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Review
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Abstract
In 1966, Howard Roffwarg proposed the ontogenic sleep hypothesis, relating neural plasticity and development to rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a hypothesis that current fetal and neonatal sleep research is still exploring. Recently, technological advances have enabled researchers to automatically quantify neonatal sleep architecture, which has caused a resurgence of research in this field as attempts are made to further elucidate the important role of sleep in pre- and postnatal brain development. This article will review our current understanding of the role of sleep as a driver of brain development and identify possible areas for future research. IMPACT: The evidence to date suggests that Roffwarg's ontogenesis hypothesis of sleep and brain development is correct. A better understanding of the relationship between sleep and the development of functional connectivity is needed. Reliable, non-invasive tools to assess sleep in the NICU and at home need to be tested in a real-world environment and the best way to promote healthy sleep needs to be understood before clinical trials promoting and optimizing sleep quality in neonates could be undertaken.
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