2017.06.28

The secret connection between anxiety and sleep
(published on J Neuroscience)

You may have experienced sleepless nights when you were anxious, stressed or too excited. Such emotions are well-known to affect wakefulness and can even cause insomnia. Researchers in IIIS spotted neurons that play crucial roles in connecting emotions and sleep, shedding light on the future discovery of drug targets for anxiety disorder and/or sleep disorders.

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The Journal of Neuroscience

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