Sleep is a crucial regulatory process characterized by an alteration in consciousness heavily impacting our day-to-day functionality. Due to its vital role, it has slowly become the focal point for various researchers attempting to understand its underlying mechanisms. One such area of focus is sleep homeostasis, which alongside circadian rhythm processes, help regulate sleep. In sleep homeostasis, the deprivation of sleep results in the increased need for sleep allowing thus the body to recharge, and function more properly. Various neuroimaging techniques such as EEG and MRI have been utilized in sleep homeostasis research to help uncover major brain networks in both human and animal models. Furthermore, various differences in sleep homeostasis such as in REM/Non-REM sleep, hormonal interactions, sleep deprivation, etc., have also been the focus of research generating various models that help us conceptualize sleep processes.
Despite such recent advancements in the field, there is still much left unknown about sleep homeostasis. Specifically, molecular mechanisms underlying it, developmental changes in sleep homeostasis across the lifespan, the relation between sleep functions and homeostasis, the influence of sleep homeostasis on circadian rhythms and vice versa, the role of certain organs, sleep/wake time variability, disordered sleep due to chronic conditions, and effects of environmental stimuli are some examples of areas related to sleep homeostasis that have yet to be fully understood. Hence, this Research Topic aims to present research centered around the recent advancements made in the field of sleep homeostasis in an effort to collate various findings and highlight important developments.
We welcome submissions in the form of original research, systematic reviews, methods articles, and opinion articles. Areas of focus can include but are not limited to:
• Animal Model Research
• Implications of Hormonal Interactions/Imbalances
• Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation
• Sex Differences
• Sleep-Wake Cycle and Neuronal Excitability
• Homeostatic Sleep Behavior
• Sleep Brain Circuits and Neuronal Networks
Lastly, we invite contributions that focus on understanding the mechanisms that underlie the neurobiology of the intersection of sleep and substance use disorders. We would also be interested in studies exploring how sleep, alterations in sleep homeostasis, sleeping disorders and/or alterations in circadian rhythm influence substance use, substance dependence, withdrawal, relapse and recovery.
Sleep is a crucial regulatory process characterized by an alteration in consciousness heavily impacting our day-to-day functionality. Due to its vital role, it has slowly become the focal point for various researchers attempting to understand its underlying mechanisms. One such area of focus is sleep homeostasis, which alongside circadian rhythm processes, help regulate sleep. In sleep homeostasis, the deprivation of sleep results in the increased need for sleep allowing thus the body to recharge, and function more properly. Various neuroimaging techniques such as EEG and MRI have been utilized in sleep homeostasis research to help uncover major brain networks in both human and animal models. Furthermore, various differences in sleep homeostasis such as in REM/Non-REM sleep, hormonal interactions, sleep deprivation, etc., have also been the focus of research generating various models that help us conceptualize sleep processes.
Despite such recent advancements in the field, there is still much left unknown about sleep homeostasis. Specifically, molecular mechanisms underlying it, developmental changes in sleep homeostasis across the lifespan, the relation between sleep functions and homeostasis, the influence of sleep homeostasis on circadian rhythms and vice versa, the role of certain organs, sleep/wake time variability, disordered sleep due to chronic conditions, and effects of environmental stimuli are some examples of areas related to sleep homeostasis that have yet to be fully understood. Hence, this Research Topic aims to present research centered around the recent advancements made in the field of sleep homeostasis in an effort to collate various findings and highlight important developments.
We welcome submissions in the form of original research, systematic reviews, methods articles, and opinion articles. Areas of focus can include but are not limited to:
• Animal Model Research
• Implications of Hormonal Interactions/Imbalances
• Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation
• Sex Differences
• Sleep-Wake Cycle and Neuronal Excitability
• Homeostatic Sleep Behavior
• Sleep Brain Circuits and Neuronal Networks
Lastly, we invite contributions that focus on understanding the mechanisms that underlie the neurobiology of the intersection of sleep and substance use disorders. We would also be interested in studies exploring how sleep, alterations in sleep homeostasis, sleeping disorders and/or alterations in circadian rhythm influence substance use, substance dependence, withdrawal, relapse and recovery.
