The Oxford Handbook of Down Syndrome and Development 2021
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190645441.013.24
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Sleeping to Dream, Develop, and Resist Decline

Abstract: Sleep quality is increasingly recognized as a potential factor influencing healthy cognitive and neural development across the lifespan. It is becoming more recognized as an important factor for persons with Down syndrome, and this chapter describes the most recent literature regarding sleep disturbance, its correlates, and findings from animal models in this population. The authors discuss the relation of poor sleep to behavioral, brain, and cognitive dysfunction and highlight the family consequences for alte… Show more

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