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Research indicates that both shorter and longer sleep duration are associated with varying rates of cortical thinning in specific brain regions as shown in [1] and [2]. Furthermore, [3] links shorter sleep to reduced slow-wave activity and subsequent cortical thinning, a relationship formally examined in the study cited in [4].
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claimShorter sleep durations are linked with reduced density of slow-wave sleep activity in fronto-temporal regions and associated cortical thinning, possibly related to excessive wakeful neuronal activity.
claimLongitudinal data indicates that longer sleep duration is associated with an increased rate of cortical thinning in the superior frontal gyrus.
referenceSpira, A. P. et al. examined the relationship between sleep duration and subsequent cortical thinning in cognitively normal older adults in a 2016 study published in Sleep.
claimLongitudinal data indicates that shorter sleep duration is associated with an increased rate of cortical thinning in the superior temporal gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus, and middle frontal gyrus.