Sleep in adolescence: Physiology, cognition and mental health

- During adolescence, sleep behavior and physiology undergo significant maturation.
- A pattern of chronic insufficient sleep is common for many teens.
- Sleep in adolescence supports learning, memory, attention, cognition, and emotion processing.
- Maturational changes to brain structure and function are reflected in the sleep EEG.
- Sleep may offer a unique opportunity to probe the developing brain.