Reviewing the effect of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Functional Connectivity of Reward Network and Adverse Emotional Experience

While the precise functions of sleep are not fully understood, it is an important part of daily life and involves a series of events that follow a consistent night-time cycle and enable the human body to function at its best. More than ۳۰% of adults suffer from sleep deprivation (SD). SD can lead to negative effects on cognitive function, including reward and emotional processing. Here, we review the consequences of acute SD on reward network and emotional processing, and the activity and connectivity of different brain regions involved in reward network and emotional processing, with a focus on neuroimaging studies.

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sleep deprivation , reward network , emotional processing , brain networks , functional connectivity , neuroimaging