Sleep and emotions

Emotions play a key role in overall mental health,^[1] and sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining the optimal homeostasis of emotional functioning.^[2]^[3] Deficient sleep, both in the form of sleep deprivation and restriction, adversely impacts emotion generation, emotion regulation, and emotional expression.^[4]

^ Goldstein, A. N., & Walker, M. P. (2014). The Role of Sleep in Emotional Brain Function. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 10(1), 679-708. doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032813-153716
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^ Gujar, N., Yoo, S., Hu, P., & Walker, M. P. (2011). Sleep deprivation amplifies reactivity of brain reward networks, biasing the appraisal of positive emotional experiences. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(12), 4466-4474. doi:10.1523/jneurosci.3220-10.2011
^ Palmer, C. A., & Alfano, C. A. (2016). Sleep and emotion regulation: An organizing, integrative review. Sleep Medicine Reviews.