Sleep deprivation impairs emotional adaptation to prolonged and ambiguous threat
Emma Caitlin Sullivan, Cade McCall, Maximilian Croissant, Lisa M. Henderson, Guy Schofield, Scott A. Cairney
This study shows that sleep deprivation impairs emotional adaptation to prolonged threat, increasing anxiety-like responses in healthy adults.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience