Widespread changes in white matter microstructure after a day of waking and sleep deprivation.

Elucidating the neurobiological effects of sleep and waking remains an important goal of the neurosciences. Recently, animal studies indicated that sleep is important for cell membrane and myelin maintenance in the brain and that these structures are particularly susceptible to insufficient sleep. H...

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Main Authors: Torbjørn Elvsåshagen, Linn B Norbom, Per Ø Pedersen, Sophia H Quraishi, Atle Bjørnerud, Ulrik F Malt, Inge R Groote, Lars T Westlye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4447359?pdf=render