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  • Neuroimaging
  • Psychiatry
  • Sleep Science

Background:

  • Bidirectional links between sleep disturbance and psychiatric disorders are suggested but poorly understood.
  • Brain imaging-derived phenotypes (IDPs) offer insights into these mechanisms.
  • Causal links between sleep traits and brain structure alterations remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the bidirectional causality between sleep traits and brain imaging-derived phenotypes (IDPs).
  • To clarify whether grey matter (GM) volume alterations precede or follow sleep disorders.
  • To explore the role of brain structure in the relationship between sleep and psychiatric conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to assess causality.
  • Conducted forward MR analysis for sleep traits influencing brain structure.
  • Performed inverse MR analysis for brain structure influencing sleep traits.

Main Results:

  • Insomnia complaint was positively associated with medial orbitofrontal cortex surface area (SA).
  • Higher global cortical SA was linked to lower odds of insomnia and short sleep.
  • Increased posterior cingulate cortex SA was associated with shorter sleep duration.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep habits influence and are influenced by brain structure.
  • These findings illuminate potential mechanisms linking sleep, brain structure, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
  • Suggests novel strategies for preventing and treating sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions.