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  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology
  • Sleep Science

Background:

  • Human brain aging involves gradual functional and structural decline.
  • Sleep is crucial for maintaining brain homeostasis and function.
  • Insufficient sleep is linked to accelerated brain atrophy and impaired connectivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the link between human brain aging and sleep.
  • To explore the mutual relationship between sleep structure and brain integrity.
  • To highlight sleep's role in preventing brain aging and neurodegeneration.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing data on brain aging and sleep.
  • Analysis of neuroimaging techniques.
  • Analysis of neurophysiological methods.

Main Results:

  • Sleep structure and brain aging show a mutual relationship.
  • Alterations in sleep events correlate with brain deterioration.
  • High-quality sleep may prevent early brain aging.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep quality is interconnected with brain structure and function during aging.
  • High-quality sleep is a potential preventive factor against neurodegeneration.
  • Further research is needed to establish causality between sleep and brain aging.