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Functional connectivity between dorsal attention and default mode networks mediates subjective sleep duration and

Ziye Xu1, Wenrui Zhao1, Haien Wang1

  • 1Sleep and NeuroImaging Center, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China.

Journal of Affective Disorders
|January 12, 2023
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Keywords:
DepressionMediation analysisResting-state functional connectivitySleep durationYoung females

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