Sleep and cognition in the elderly

• Main Author: Julie Carrier (auth)
• Other Authors: Philippe Peigneux (auth), Geraldine Rauchs (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Sleep; REM sleep behaviour disorder; dream; EEG; Memory; Sleep Disorders; Sleep Apnea; Aging; Cognition; insomnia
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Understanding the role of sleep and the mechanisms at play in ageing are among the most exciting challenges in neuroscience. Although our understanding of the mechanisms governing sleep stages and their role in cognitive processes including memory functions is gradually increasing. most of the curre...