Slow-wave sleep

Neuroscience

Sleep (system call)

Neuroscience of sleep

Central nervous system

Operating system

Psychiatry

Eye movement

Cognitive psychology

Psychology

Non-rapid eye movement sleep

Locus coeruleus

Restless legs syndrome

Rapid eye movement sleep

Amygdala

Stimulus (psychology)

Computer science

Audiology

Insomnia

Electroencephalography

Medicine

Current Biology

Sleep is considered to be good for about anything, but Wassing et al. reveal a maladaptive type of sleep: restless REM sleep impedes emotion processing in terms of amygdala reactivity. The findings provide a potential target for treatment of mental disorders characterized by restless REM sleep, including insomnia, depression, and anxiety disorders.

Restless REM Sleep Impedes Overnight Amygdala Adaptation