Research from Berkely and the University of Wisconsin finds that sleep loss amplifies reactivity in the brain that is associated with anxiety. The researchers suggest that ” targeted sleep restoration in anxiety may ameliorate excessive anticipatory responding and associated clinical symptomatology.”
Goldstein, A., Greer, S., Saletin, J., Harvey, A., et al; Tired and Apprehensive: Anxiety Amplifies the Impact of Sleep Loss on Aversive Brain Anticipation. The Journal of Neuroscience, 26 June 2013, 33(26): 10607-10615; doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5578-12.2013
Further interest:
Neuroscientists suggest sleep for anxiety (Blouin News)
