APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
An Examination of the Relationships between Sleep Duration, Anxiety Symptoms, and Fear Extinction Neural Circuitry in Youth
- Carmen Carpenter
Wayne State University - Leah Gowatch
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University - Clara Zundel
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University - Samantha Ely
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University - Julia Evanski
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University - Amanpreet Bhogal
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University - Shreya Desai
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University - Hilary Marusak
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
Abstract
Despite sleep being linked to anxiety disorders in children, little research has explored the cause of this relationship. This study shows that shorter sleep duration is linked to higher anxiety levels and poorer fear extinction recall, indicating that issues with fear extinction may mediate the link between sleep and anxiety.
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