More time awake after sleep onset is linked to reduced ventral striatum response to rewards in youth with anxiety.
Nathan A SollenbergerStefanie SequeiraErika E ForbesGreg J SiegleJennifer S SilkCecile D LadouceurNeal D RyanRonald E DahlAaron T MattfeldDana L McMakinPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2022)
Wake after sleep onset was associated with blunted reward response in youth with anxiety. These data suggest a potential pathway through which sleep could contribute to perturbed reward function and reward-related psychopathology (e.g., depression) in youth with anxiety.