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Chronic circadian disruption reduces cognitive flexibility and alters emotionality by causing structural remodeling (loss of dendritic complexity) in the prelimbic prefrontal cortex.
Irregular sleep schedules can physically alter your prefrontal cortex, reducing your ability to adapt to new information and increasing emotional reactivity. Maintaining a consistent sleep-wake cycle, even on days off, protects your brain structure and cognitive flexibility.
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CD mice demonstrate a shortening of apical dendrites of PL neurons... decreased dendritic complexity... CD mice showed normal acquisition of the task... but were impaired when made to shift their learning... CD mice entered the center of the OFT more rapidly than controls
Why this rating
Strong experimental evidence in mice with clear behavioral and morphological correlates.
Source
Disruption of circadian clocks has ramifications for metabolism, brain, and behavior
Ilia N. Karatsoreos et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1018375108
mechanism_only · n=50Cited 553×
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